Postcode sector · Bristol
Crime in BS17 3
How much crime is recorded in BS17 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 3,782 (2024)
How safe is BS17 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS17 3, 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
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Burglary7.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.