Crime Rates at Lydney Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5JS

Lydney Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Henbury and Brentry , and the 171st 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 Lydney Road (BS10 5JS) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Henbury and Brentry average (131.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydney Road (BS10 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Penrith Gardens. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.