Total Crime Rate

232.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 232.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Barton Green area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 195th 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 Barton Green (BS5 0AS) in the last 12 months was 232.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Lawrence Hill average (208.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Green (BS5 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aiken Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aiken Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aiken Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aiken Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chancery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Peter'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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