Total Crime Rate

220.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 220.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sylvan Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 230th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sylvan Way (BS9 2LU) in the last 12 months was 220.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% higher than the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston average (149.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 118.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvan Way (BS9 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood End Walk (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sylvan Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dingle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silklands Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood End Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blaise Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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