Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 69.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holmwood Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 522nd 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 Holmwood Gardens (BS9 3FG) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Southmead average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmwood Gardens (BS9 3FG), the main crime hotspot is near Cricket Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Greystoke Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Comb Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greystoke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comb Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holmwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricket Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricket Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cricket Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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