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Crime in BS8 4

How much crime is recorded in BS8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bristol
Region
South West
Population
12,623 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS8 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS8 4, 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
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Burglary12.99.1
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.44.6
Shoplifting2.28.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% 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.

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