Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walker Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 398th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walker Close (BS5 0XD) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Close (BS5 0XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hassell Drive, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansdown Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vining Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vining Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kingsmarsh Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pountney Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pountney Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pountney Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lansdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Street

Data Sources

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