Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS3 1DW
How much crime is recorded in BS3 1DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southville
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,989 (2024)
BS3 1DWBristol
How safe is BS3 1DW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS3 1DW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
BS3 1DWNational
Burglary16.79.1
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Other theft4.94.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order2.94.6
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.