Postcode district · Bristol
Crime in BS39
How much crime is recorded in BS39, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 27,616 (2024)
BS39Postcode district · Bristol
How safe is BS39
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS39, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
BS39National
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.