Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 5UJ
How much crime is recorded in BS16 5UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downend South
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,767 (2024)
BS16 5UJBristol
How safe is BS16 5UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 5UJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5UJNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Shoplifting10.28.4
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.64.5
Burglary2.49.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.