Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 6DP
How much crime is recorded in BS16 6DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downend North
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
BS16 6DPBristol
How safe is BS16 6DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 6DP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 6DPNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft1.14.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.32.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.