Total Crime Rate
293.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southwood Drive East area has the 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 135th highest crime rate of 1,352 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 Southwood Drive East (BS9 2QP) in the last 12 months was 293.6 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southwood Drive East (BS9 2QP), the main crime hotspot is near Southwood Drive East. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cranberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mulberry Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southwood Drive East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwood Drive East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bowden Close | Under investigation |
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