Total Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walker Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lawrence Hill , and the 637th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 0XE) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walker Close (BS5 0XE), 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.
View Crime In Lawrence Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vining Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sarah Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sarah Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arthur Skemp Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmarsh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atchley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | William Mason Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brentry Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brentry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vining Walk | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tenby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | William Mason Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villiers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lawnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Armoury Square | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lansdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wills Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Armoury Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Armoury Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Armoury Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bouverie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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