Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 6SA
How much crime is recorded in BS16 6SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downend North
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,610 (2024)
BS16 6SABristol
How safe is BS16 6SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 6SA 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
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6SANational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 101% 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.