Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS15 8PY
How much crime is recorded in BS15 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswood South
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,490 (2024)
How safe is BS15 8PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS15 8PY area, 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
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
BS15 8PYNational
Violence and sexual offences22.823.6
Burglary10.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order5.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.