Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS8 4SA
How much crime is recorded in BS8 4SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hotwells
- Council
- Bristol
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,258 (2024)
How safe is BS8 4SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS8 4SA area, broadly in line with 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
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 4SANational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Burglary13.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft4.84.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.