Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 24.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Town Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Brislington West , and the 153rd 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 West Town Lane (BS4 5DD) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Brislington West average (136.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Town Lane (BS4 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prestwick Close, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Town Avenue (34 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwick Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hungerford Road
Apr 2026Other theft Homemead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Homemead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homemead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homemead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homemead Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homemead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homemead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homemead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hulse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwick Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwick Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Town Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Town Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yelverton Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yelverton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yelverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Town Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Town Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4174 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Town Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Town Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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