Crime Rates at Kensington Park, Bristol, BS5 0NU

Kensington Park area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 120th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Kensington Park (BS5 0NU) in the last 12 months was 343.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% higher than the Lawrence Hill average (211.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 184.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Park (BS5 0NU), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdown Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.