Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS8 2QG
How much crime is recorded in BS8 2QG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotham
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,921 (2024)
BS8 2QGBristol
How safe is BS8 2QG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS8 2QG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 2QGNational
Burglary20.59.1
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Vehicle crime9.13.5
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Other theft7.04.5
Public order3.64.6
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.