Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 5DN
How much crime is recorded in BS16 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downend South
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
BS16 5DNBristol
How safe is BS16 5DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 5DN area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5DNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Public order8.84.6
Burglary7.59.1
Other theft6.04.5
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.