Total Crime Rate

215.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 215.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cottrell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Lockleaze , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottrell Road (BS5 6TH) in the last 12 months was 215.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Lockleaze average (195.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 139.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottrell Road (BS5 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 249 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottrell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apsley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B4058 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottrell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cottrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chisbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Glenfrome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Glenfrome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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