Total Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cardigan 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.
View Crime In Southmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A4018 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henleaze Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Antrim Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lawrence Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holmes Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dublin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
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