Total Crime Rate

87.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Town Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Brislington West , and the 663rd highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Town Lane (BS4 5BN) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Brislington West average (133.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Town Lane (BS4 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Town Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hammond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Glenarm Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Pooles Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hungerford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hungerford Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Hill
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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