Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS16 7JN
How much crime is recorded in BS16 7JN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Emersons Green
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,843 (2024)
BS16 7JNBristol
How safe is BS16 7JN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS16 7JN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 7JNNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Anti-social behaviour23.710.7
Shoplifting22.18.4
Burglary9.89.1
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Robbery4.01.4
Drugs3.42.4
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 115% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.