Total Crime Rate

343.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 343.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.5 10/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Claremont Street 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 Claremont Street (BS5 0UJ) 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 Claremont Street (BS5 0UJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Claremont Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road
Apr 2026Other theft Seymour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lansdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdown Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wills Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Merstham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Armoury Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armoury Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vining Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sandbed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Road
Apr 2026Drugs Woodborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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