Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS2 8DH
How much crime is recorded in BS2 8DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- University & Brandon Hill
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,209 (2024)
How safe is BS2 8DH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS2 8DH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
BS2 8DHNational
Burglary81.49.1
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Public order13.34.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Shoplifting7.98.4
Other theft7.34.5
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Bicycle theft3.31.0
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.