Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS48 3SL
How much crime is recorded in BS48 3SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Backwell & Flax Bourton
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
BS48 3SLBristol
How safe is BS48 3SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS48 3SL 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
13.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 3SLNational
Burglary8.69.1
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.