Total Crime Rate
1013.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dublin Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Southmead , and the 16th 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 Dublin Crescent (BS9 4NA) in the last 12 months was 1013.2 per 1,000 residents and was 673.6% 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 253 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 729.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dublin Crescent (BS9 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Waterford Road. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 10 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 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brecon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Close North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Knights Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Waterford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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