Southmead
Middle areaNorth Bristol. 13,444 people in 2.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Southmead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Southmead
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southmead at a rate of 129.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 594 |
| Other crime | 295 |
| Shoplifting | 271 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 170 |
| Vehicle crime | 141 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 130 |
| Drug offences | 56 |
| Burglary | 46 |
| Robbery | 37 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Southmead compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Southmead safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southmead at a rate of 129.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 168 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southmead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (594), other crime (295) and shoplifting (271).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bristol
These figures are published for the whole of Bristol, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bristol and not Southmead alone. See Bristol
Southmead in brief
The median price paid for a home in Southmead was £310,000 in 2025.
Southmead had 12,667 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Southmead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Southmead, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.