Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS49 5AL
How much crime is recorded in BS49 5AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Congresbury & Kewstoke
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,886 (2024)
How safe is BS49 5AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS49 5AL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
BS49 5ALNational
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery0.81.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 73% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.