Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS3 2AU
How much crime is recorded in BS3 2AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southville
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,670 (2024)
BS3 2AUBristol
How safe is BS3 2AU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS3 2AU 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
37.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 2AUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Burglary18.49.1
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Shoplifting16.58.4
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Other theft6.44.5
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Robbery3.11.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 79% 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.