Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 7AW
How much crime is recorded in BS16 7AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Emersons Green
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,150 (2024)
BS16 7AWBristol
How safe is BS16 7AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 7AW 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 7AWNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary8.39.1
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Shoplifting2.78.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.