Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 1SW
How much crime is recorded in BS16 1SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Frenchay & Stoke Gifford East
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,895 (2024)
How safe is BS16 1SW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 1SW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.1
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).
BS16 1SWNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Burglary14.59.1
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.