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Crime in BS1 2

How much crime is recorded in BS1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bristol
Region
South West
Population
5,719 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
76.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
207
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2National
Burglary158.69.1
Violence and sexual offences53.523.6
Anti-social behaviour37.010.7
Public order26.74.6
Other theft18.94.5
Shoplifting18.88.4
Criminal damage and arson13.24.7
Robbery6.91.4
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Bicycle theft6.01.0
Theft from the person5.12.1
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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