Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canford Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Canford Lane (BS9 3PH) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze average (77.8 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 Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canford Lane (BS9 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Sandyleaze. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bristol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandyleaze | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandyleaze | Under investigation |
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