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Crime in BS16 5FQ

How much crime is recorded in BS16 5FQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Downend South
Council
South Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,789 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS16 5FQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 5FQ 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
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5FQNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Shoplifting12.58.4
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft4.34.5
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.12.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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