Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 2LJ
How much crime is recorded in BS16 2LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stapleton
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
BS16 2LJBristol
How safe is BS16 2LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 2LJ area, above 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
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 2LJNational
Anti-social behaviour36.210.7
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Burglary16.29.1
Shoplifting10.08.4
Other theft9.44.5
Public order8.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.