Bristol, City of crime rate
Overview of Bristol, City of crime rate
Bristol, City of predominantly faces Violence and sexual offences (31.2%), Anti-social behaviour (14.5%), and Public order (10.1%) as the most common crime types. The least frequent crimes are Other crime (1.3%), Theft from the person (0.9%), and Possession of weapons (0.6%).
Out of 35 wards, Central (Bristol) (570.5), Lawrence Hill (254.4), and Hotwells and Harbourside (199.5) experience the highest crime rates. In contrast, the wards of Redland (52.1), St George Troopers Hill (46.3), and Clevedon Walton (35.4) are the safest.
Bristol, City of crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 19556 (31.2)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 9078 (14.5)%
- Public order – 6337 (10.1)%
- Shoplifting – 5645 (9.0)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 5266 (8.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 4887 (7.8)%
- Other theft – 4560 (7.3)%
- Burglary – 2449 (3.9)%
- Bicycle theft – 1215 (1.9)%
- Robbery – 1117 (1.8)%
- Drugs – 905 (1.4)%
- Other crime – 818 (1.3)%
- Theft from the person – 537 (0.9)%
- Possession of weapons – 403 (0.6)%
How does Bristol, City of compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Bristol, City of is compared against
Crime rates in Bristol, City of wards
There are 35 wards within Bristol, City of. Central (Bristol), Lawrence Hill, Hotwells and Harbourside has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 35 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Central (Bristol) (570.5)
- Lawrence Hill (254.4)
- Hotwells and Harbourside (199.5)
- Hartcliffe and Withywood (182.1)
- Lockleaze (176.2)
- Southville (166.9)
- St George West (162.7)
- Ashley (145.0)
- Filwood (129.4)
- Hengrove and Whitchurch Park (125.9)
- Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston (124.2)
- Stockwood (124.2)
- Frome Vale (123.1)
- Eastville (119.8)
- Easton (Bristol) (119.2)
- Henbury and Brentry (116.2)
- Brislington West (113.9)
- Southmead (111.6)
- Horfield (107.6)
- Bedminster (97.9)
- Bishopsworth (94.4)
- Brislington East (93.4)
- Knowle (Bristol) (90.5)
- St George Central (90.0)
- Windmill Hill (77.2)
- Clifton Down (74.0)
- Bishopston and Ashley Down (73.0)
- Clifton (Bristol) (69.4)
- Cotham (68.6)
- Hillfields (67.8)
- Stoke Bishop (63.6)
- Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze (62.4)
- Redland (52.1)
- St George Troopers Hill (46.3)
- Clevedon Walton (35.4)
Analyze trends and crime types for Bristol, City of wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Bristol, City of
There are 20 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Bristol, City of. Highest crime rates in BS1, BS2, BS34 .
- BS1 – 591.7
- BS2 – 264.5
- BS34 – 182.5
- BS13 – 151.2
- BS5 – 146.8
- BS11 – 136.2
- BS31 – 130.6
- BS10 – 124.1
- BS4 – 113.7
- BS3 – 113.5
- BS14 – 109.5
- BS7 – 95.9
- BS8 – 89.2
- BS41 – 88.2
- BS16 – 83.6
- BS40 – 76.6
- BS9 – 66.3
- BS6 – 64.0
- BS15 – 57.6
- BS21 – 47.9
Postcode districts in Bristol, City of
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