Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS48 3BJ
How much crime is recorded in BS48 3BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Backwell & Flax Bourton
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
BS48 3BJBristol
How safe is BS48 3BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS48 3BJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
BS48 3BJNational
Burglary8.89.1
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.