Total Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbury Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Lane (BS9 2PE) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbury Lane (BS9 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southwood Drive East, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashcroft Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cranberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwood Drive East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Silklands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silklands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bowden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Dale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silklands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southwood Drive East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mulberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashcroft Road | Under investigation |
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