Total Crime Rate
160.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Johns Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Windmill Hill , and the 328th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Lane (BS3 5AD) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher than the Windmill Hill average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Lane (BS3 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Luke'S Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Windmill Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montgomery Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knowle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montgomery Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pylle Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pylle Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marmaduke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montgomery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzgerald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Luke'S Road | β |
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