Total Crime Rate

205.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barrow Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 242nd 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 Barrow Road (BS5 0AE) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Lawrence Hill average (208.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrow Road (BS5 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Lincoln Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Payne Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsmarsh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atchley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atchley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atchley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peter'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brentry Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sarah Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sarah Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cookworthy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Peter'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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