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Crime in Bristol

Recorded crime in Bristol is 1.2 times the City of Bristol average and 1.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 14%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.

Within 3 km of the centre of Bristol: about 175,884 residents in 123 neighbourhoods.

Safety in the UK
2/10High crime
Living
8.8/10Excellent
5-year change
+14%more crimes
vs the council
1.2×the City of Bristol average
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Neighbourhoods by Safety

Bristol 061C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 060D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 060C: no scoreBristol 061A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 061B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 060E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 060B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 061E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 061D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 034B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 060A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 026D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 034D: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 034C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 054F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 025E: no scoreBristol 054G: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 036F: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 025A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 026A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 036D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 039F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 030C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 036C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 054E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 039E: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 059D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 022A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 025F: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 022B: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 036B: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 026B: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 054B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 030B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 034A: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 030D: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 059C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 054D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 036A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 025D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 039G: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 036E: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 030A: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 025C: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 059A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 039H: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 054A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 026C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 022D: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 022E: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 040C: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 037D: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 041C: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 040B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 037B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 059B: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 037A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 041B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 058C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 026E: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 022C: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 020A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 039B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 056A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 040D: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 056D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeNorth Somerset 004A: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 040A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 020E: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 058B: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 020D: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 020F: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 041D: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 039A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 015A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 017E: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 055B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 056B: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 056C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 041A: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 037C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 020C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 017C: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeBristol 044A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 035D: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 020B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 058A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 017D: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeBristol 055C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 044E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 042D: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 045E: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 046A: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 016E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeNorth Somerset 006B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 045A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeNorth Somerset 006C: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 016F: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 029C: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 017A: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 042C: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 017B: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeBristol 055A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 016D: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeBristol 044C: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 016B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 029A: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 016C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 015B: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBristol 045D: Safety 2 out of 10, high crimeBristol 043B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 057A: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 046B: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeBristol 014D: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 042B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 014C: Safety 1 out of 10, high crimeBristol 011D: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeBristol 015F: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeBristol 035F: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeBristol 016A: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeBristol 016G: Safety 4 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 029B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeBristol 042E: Safety 6 out of 10, average crime
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Within 3 km of the centre of Bristol.

Crime over 5 years

Up 14% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 3 km of Bristol, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 22,729 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 202222,729Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 22,703 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 202322,703Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 23,981 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 202423,981Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 22,182 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 202522,182Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 25,838 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 202625,838

What is recorded

Crime severity: 1.2× the City of Bristol average (1.5× the England and Wales average). 125 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 55% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 15% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 12% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 30 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Crimes recorded in City of Bristol (the whole council area)

April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole City of Bristol council area, not only Bristol. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.

Selected crime types, whole council area, 2025/26
TypeCrimes in 2025/26Per 1,000 residentsChange on 2024/25
Cars stolen1,5243.1About the same
Cars broken into2,7295.5Down 13%
Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles)2,0054.1Down 31%
Burglary of homes1,2302.5About the same
Homicide (murder and manslaughter)1--

Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.

All recorded crime types in City of Bristol

How often crimes lead to a charge in BS1

In BS1, the postcode district at the centre of Bristol, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).

Violence and sexual offences: 10% chargedCharged or summonsed: 10%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 43%No suspect identified: 4%Still open: 41%Public order: 16% chargedCharged or summonsed: 16%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 35%No suspect identified: 5%Still open: 43%Other theft: 4% chargedCharged or summonsed: 4%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 10%No suspect identified: 2%Still open: 83%Shoplifting: 12% chargedCharged or summonsed: 12%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 17%No suspect identified: 2%Still open: 68%Criminal damage and arson: 9% chargedCharged or summonsed: 9%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 21%No suspect identified: 3%Still open: 65%Bicycle theft: 2% chargedCharged or summonsed: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 2%No suspect identified: 1%Still open: 95%Burglary: 12% chargedCharged or summonsed: 12%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 12%No suspect identified: 5%Still open: 71%Vehicle crime: 5% chargedCharged or summonsed: 5%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 4%No suspect identified: 2%Still open: 90%Robbery: 8% chargedCharged or summonsed: 8%Caution or other action: 0%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 20%No suspect identified: 6%Still open: 66%Drugs: 21% chargedCharged or summonsed: 21%Caution or other action: 4%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 49%No suspect identified: 2%Still open: 24%Theft from the person: 1% chargedCharged or summonsed: 1%Caution or other action: 1%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 5%No suspect identified: 1%Still open: 92%Other crime: 10% chargedCharged or summonsed: 10%Caution or other action: 3%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 31%No suspect identified: 1%Still open: 55%Possession of weapons: 37% chargedCharged or summonsed: 37%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 37%No suspect identified: 2%Still open: 22%
Show as a table
TypeCrimesCharged or summonsedCaution or other actionSuspect found, not prosecutedNo suspect identifiedStill open
Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)2,88910%2%43%4%41%
Public order1,18716%1%35%5%43%
Other theft9704%1%10%2%83%
Shoplifting72412%2%17%2%68%
Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)5119%2%21%3%65%
Bicycle theft3222%0%2%1%95%
Burglary28512%1%12%5%71%
Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)2645%0%4%2%90%
Robbery2308%0%20%6%66%
Drugs18721%4%49%2%24%
Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)1021%1%5%1%92%
Other crime8810%3%31%1%55%
Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)5437%2%37%2%22%

Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 57% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.

Crime in BS1

Crime by type

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

TypePer 1,000 a year
Robbery2.7
Burglary7.1
Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)40.9
Drugs2.8
Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)0.8
Other crime1.4
Other theft12.2
Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)1.9
Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)11.7
Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)11.1
Public order16.5
Bicycle theft5.5
Shoplifting10.0

Postcode districts in Bristol

Nearby towns

Council: City of Bristol

Recorded crime in Bristol is 1.2 times the City of Bristol average and 1.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 14%.
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Questions about crime in Bristol

Is Bristol a safe place to live?
Bristol scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the City of Bristol average.
Is crime going up or down in Bristol?
Up 14% over 5 years, from 22,729 recorded crimes a year to 25,838.
What is the most common crime in Bristol?
The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 41 per 1,000 residents a year.
How does crime in Bristol compare with City of Bristol?
Crime severity in Bristol is 1.2 times the City of Bristol average.
How often does crime lead to a charge in Bristol?
In BS1, the postcode district at the centre of Bristol, 10% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 4% were closed without a suspect being identified.
How many burglaries are solved in Bristol?
Of 285 burglaries reported in BS1, the postcode district at the centre of Bristol between September 2024 and August 2025, 12% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 5% were closed with no suspect identified.
How many cars are stolen in Bristol?
In City of Bristol, the council area Bristol is in, the police recorded 1,524 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 3.1 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
Is vandalism common in Bristol?
2,005 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in City of Bristol, the council area Bristol is in, 4.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.9 times the England and Wales average.
How many murders were there in Bristol last year?
1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in City of Bristol, the council area Bristol is in, against 4 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.