Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS1 1YL
How much crime is recorded in BS1 1YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- City Centre & Harbourside
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,510 (2024)
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How safe is BS1 1YL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 185.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS1 1YL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
185.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
507
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BS1 1YLNational
Burglary233.59.1
Violence and sexual offences128.123.6
Anti-social behaviour102.510.7
Public order59.14.6
Other theft47.24.5
Shoplifting45.28.4
Criminal damage and arson28.54.7
Robbery19.01.4
Vehicle crime15.43.5
Theft from the person13.42.1
Bicycle theft12.71.0
Drugs9.42.4
Other crime3.41.5
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.