Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Walker 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.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Vining Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sarah Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sarah Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arthur Skemp Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmarsh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atchley Street
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery William Mason Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brentry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vining Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenby Street
Apr 2026Public order William Mason Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lawnwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Armoury Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
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 Wills Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Armoury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armoury Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bouverie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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