Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS3 2ER
How much crime is recorded in BS3 2ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southville
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,155 (2024)
BS3 2ERBristol
How safe is BS3 2ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS3 2ER area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 2ERNational
Violence and sexual offences35.723.6
Burglary17.59.1
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Other theft11.54.5
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Public order8.84.6
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Other crime2.41.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.88.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.