Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cardigan Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Road (BS9 4DY) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Southmead average (119.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Road (BS9 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Waterford Road. Police recorded 300 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A4018 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henleaze Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lawrence Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holmes Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterford Road
Sep 2025Public order Dublin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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