Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southmead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 433rd 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 Southmead Road (BS10 5DT) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Southmead average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmead Road (BS10 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Broadleys Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadleys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellesley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charis Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadleys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadleys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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