Crime in BS1
How much crime is recorded in BS1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 41,997 (2024)
BS1Postcode district · Bristol
How safe is BS1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 83.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.