Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sidmouth Gardens area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Filwood , and the 499th highest crime rate of 1,342 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 Sidmouth Gardens (BS3 5HE) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Filwood average (137.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidmouth Gardens (BS3 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near Dunford Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sidmouth Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Other theft Dickinsons Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswear Road
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Caen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Timsbury Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Timsbury Walk
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensal Avenue
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhill Drive Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Paultow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Weymouth Road
Mar 2026Burglary Mascot Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunford Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Littleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Littleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Weymouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingswear Road
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Bristol South End Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lurgan Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Dawlish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other crime Dawlish Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Mendip Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Mendip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickinsons Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol South End Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Dunkerry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Sidford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol South End Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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