Postcode sector · Bristol
Crime in BS11 8
How much crime is recorded in BS11 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 5,553 (2024)
How safe is BS11 8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS11 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
BS11 8National
Burglary27.19.1
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Other theft6.24.5
Shoplifting5.58.4
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.94.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.