Postcode district · Bristol
Crime in BS6
How much crime is recorded in BS6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 58,459 (2024)
How safe is BS6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS6, broadly in line with 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
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
BS6National
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Burglary16.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Public order6.44.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.84.5
Shoplifting5.68.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.