Total Crime Rate

541.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 541.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 173.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.4 10/10
  • Other theft 83.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Robbery 31.6 10/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canford Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 56th highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

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 Canford Lane (BS9 3DE) in the last 12 months was 541.5 per 1,000 residents and was 313.5% higher than the Southmead average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canford Lane (BS9 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canford Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Court Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Court Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcondale Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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