Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Westbury Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 395th lowest crime rate of 1,343 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 2PU) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Lane (BS9 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Ely Grove. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alveston Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haig Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alveston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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