Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 447th 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 5AS) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Filwood average (135.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Lane (BS3 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunford Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wingfield Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Windmill Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addison Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timsbury Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakhill Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Timsbury Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bower Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Almorah Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensal Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kensal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Atlas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Atlas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymend Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weymouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedmore Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timsbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Timsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Timsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Timsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brean Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wedmore Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wedmore Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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