Total Crime Rate
135.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawrence Hill area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 447th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Lawrence Hill (BS5 0DG) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Lawrence Hill average (211.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawrence Hill (BS5 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Hassell Drive. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lawrence Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassell Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenby Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hassell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hassell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hassell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hassell Drive | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hassell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hassell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenby Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brentry Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassell Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brentry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentry Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walker Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atchley Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmarsh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassell Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hassell Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arthur Skemp Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaw Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pountney Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pountney Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pountney Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pountney Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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