Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS48 3HQ
How much crime is recorded in BS48 3HQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Backwell & Flax Bourton
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,633 (2024)
BS48 3HQBristol
How safe is BS48 3HQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS48 3HQ area, 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 3HQNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Other theft6.54.5
Burglary5.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.