Total Crime Rate

105.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lawrence Hill area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 559th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Hill (BS5 0DG) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrence Hill (BS5 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Hassell Drive. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawrence Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vining Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wills Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wills Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wills Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wills Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Shaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brentry Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Clifton Street Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsmarsh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hassell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atchley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pountney Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pountney Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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