Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 6LS
How much crime is recorded in BS16 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downend North
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,353 (2024)
BS16 6LSBristol
How safe is BS16 6LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 6LS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Burglary1.59.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.