Overview of Bristol, City of crime rate
Crime rating – high.
Bristol, City of ranks 3rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 62773 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Bristol, City of has a population of 472465. This equates to a crime rate of 132.86 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 5.15 % compared to previous year.
Bristol, City of ranks 3rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 62773 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Bristol, City of has a population of 472465. This equates to a crime rate of 132.86 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 5.15 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Bristol, City of are Violence and sexual offences (31.2%) Anti-social behaviour (14.5%) Public order (10.1%) and least common crime types are Other crime (1.3%) Theft from the person (0.9%) Possession of weapons (0.6%).
There are 35 wards in Bristol, City of. Wards with high crime rates are Central (Bristol) (570.5), Lawrence Hill (254.4), Hotwells and Harbourside (199.5) . On the other end, safest wards are Redland (52.1), St George Troopers Hill (46.3), Clevedon Walton (35.4) .
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Bristol, City of crime incidents by crime type
A total of 62773 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown 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 ?
Bristol, City of ranks 3rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
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.
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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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