Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS1 3PL
How much crime is recorded in BS1 3PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsdown
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,254 (2024)
BS1 3PLBristol
How safe is BS1 3PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 118.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS1 3PL 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
118.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
395
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 3PLNational
Burglary98.49.1
Violence and sexual offences83.423.6
Shoplifting81.38.4
Anti-social behaviour65.310.7
Public order50.34.6
Other theft35.74.5
Robbery15.21.4
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Drugs11.52.4
Theft from the person7.72.1
Bicycle theft7.31.0
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Other crime2.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.