Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 6AQ
How much crime is recorded in BS16 6AQ, 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)
How safe is BS16 6AQ
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 6AQ 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
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 6AQNational
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
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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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.