Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS6 6AY
How much crime is recorded in BS6 6AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsdown
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,765 (2024)
BS6 6AYBristol
How safe is BS6 6AY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS6 6AY 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 6AYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Vehicle crime9.63.5
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.