Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS3 5HN
How much crime is recorded in BS3 5HN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Windmill Hill
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,213 (2024)
How safe is BS3 5HN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS3 5HN area, broadly in line with 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 5HNNational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Public order4.44.6
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.