Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS40 5DH
How much crime is recorded in BS40 5DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winscombe, Langford & Blagdon
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
How safe is BS40 5DH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS40 5DH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
BS40 5DHNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary13.09.1
Other theft10.74.5
Shoplifting10.18.4
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.