Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 98.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sydenham Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 645th highest crime rate of 1,343 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 Sydenham Lane (BS6 5SQ) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Lane (BS6 5SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armada Place, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dove Street (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydenham Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nine Tree Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nine Tree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nine Tree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Tree Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Buildings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Picton Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Gay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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