Total Crime Rate

134.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Horfield , and the 420th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southmead Road (BS10 5EA) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Horfield average (135.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmead Road (BS10 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterdale Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cinderford Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southmead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellesley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cinderford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cinderford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cinderford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbury Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Doncaster Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charis Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterdale Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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