Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS8 1BG
How much crime is recorded in BS8 1BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hotwells
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,928 (2024)
BS8 1BGBristol
How safe is BS8 1BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS8 1BG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
BS8 1BGNational
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order0.84.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.