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Crime in BS8 1

How much crime is recorded in BS8 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bristol
Region
South West
Population
17,294 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS8 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS8 1, 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
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).

BS8 1National
Burglary28.49.1
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Shoplifting12.28.4
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Other theft9.34.5
Public order9.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Theft from the person2.52.1
Robbery2.11.4
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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