Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS3 5LS
How much crime is recorded in BS3 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Windmill Hill
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,824 (2024)
BS3 5LSBristol
How safe is BS3 5LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS3 5LS 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
55.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 5LSNational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Burglary11.69.1
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Other theft8.84.5
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.