Postcode district · Bristol
Crime in BS7
How much crime is recorded in BS7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 61,624 (2024)
BS7Postcode district · Bristol
How safe is BS7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS7, 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
38.3
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).
BS7National
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Burglary14.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order5.54.6
Shoplifting4.88.4
Other theft4.84.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.