Postcode sector · Bristol
Crime in BS17 1
How much crime is recorded in BS17 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 5,626 (2024)
BS17 1Postcode sector · Bristol
How safe is BS17 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS17 1, 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
18.8
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).
BS17 1National
Burglary18.09.1
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.