Total Crime Rate

348.5 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 348.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.5 10/10
  • Public order 50.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Pennywell Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 101st 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 Pennywell Road (BS5 0TX) in the last 12 months was 348.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 205.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennywell Road (BS5 0TX), the main crime hotspot is near Harleston Street. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennywell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Armoury Square Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Thrissell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodhind Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thrissell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thrissell Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thrissell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barker Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armoury Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pennywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennywell Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Harleston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harleston Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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