Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS6 5SF
How much crime is recorded in BS6 5SF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsdown
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,945 (2024)
BS6 5SFBristol
How safe is BS6 5SF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS6 5SF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
BS6 5SFNational
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Public order8.14.6
Other theft5.54.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.