Total Crime Rate

132.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southlands Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Congresbury & Puxton , and the 129th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

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 Southlands Way (BS49 5BP) in the last 12 months was 132.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% higher than the Congresbury & Puxton average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southlands Way (BS49 5BP), the main crime hotspot is near South Side. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southlands Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheppy'S Mill —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheppy'S Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppy'S Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Congars Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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