Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Windmill Hill , and the 376th lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Lane (BS3 5AA) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Windmill Hill average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Lane (BS3 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Montgomery Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmaduke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushy Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Pylle Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Winton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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