Crime Rates at Pennywell Road, Bristol, BS5 0UT

Pennywell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 188th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennywell Road (BS5 0UT) in the last 12 months was 234.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 143.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennywell Road (BS5 0UT), the main crime hotspot is near Milsom Street. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.