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Crime in BS5 8

How much crime is recorded in BS5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bristol
Region
South West
Population
16,218 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS5 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS5 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

BS5 8National
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Shoplifting13.88.4
Burglary9.29.1
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft4.44.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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