Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sylvan Way area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 501st lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sylvan Way (BS9 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston average (146.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvan Way (BS9 2LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ashcroft Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sylvan Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cranberry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Silklands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silklands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silklands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombe Dale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bowden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ashcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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