Postcode sector · Bristol
Crime in BS12 5
How much crime is recorded in BS12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 3,461 (2024)
How safe is BS12 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS12 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).
BS12 5National
Violence and sexual offences42.023.6
Burglary18.49.1
Public order13.34.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Drugs4.82.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.