Bristol violent crime statistics

As of August 2026, the annual crime rate in Bristol postcode area stands at 46.5 crimes per 1000 people. Bristol's current crime levels are at 130% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 36.8% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 44.3k representing an increase 5.6% year-over-year.

Bristol violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Bristol postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
46.5annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
130%ratio of national crime rate100%
36.8% share of all crimes35.5%
44.3kcrimes reported2.0M
5.6%annual change1.1%

Bristol violent crime rate comparison map

Bristol violent crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BS1 1146%52298
BS1 2479%171506
BS1 3281%100925
BS1 4151%54342
BS1 5153%55890
BS1 672%26596
BS10 5160%57587
BS10 6168%60554
BS10 7166%59666
BS11 0194%69778
BS11 997%35414
BS13 0278%100771
BS13 7120%43346
BS13 8209%75462
BS13 9307%110560
BS14 0224%80606
BS14 8191%68385
BS14 9149%53442
BS15 1167%60506
BS15 399%35247
BS15 495%34318
BS15 8150%54351
BS15 9155%55301
BS16 158%21568
BS16 2174%62519
BS16 3191%68529
BS16 4188%67480
BS16 5120%43380
BS16 668%24185
BS16 7155%56444
BS16 9126%45313
BS2 0152%54565
BS2 8112%40656
BS2 9207%74594
BS20 0105%38222
BS20 689%32233
BS20 7105%38386
BS20 894%34175
BS21 557%2061
BS21 668%24249
BS21 755%20164
BS22 6101%36258
BS22 7107%38264
BS22 8123%44368
BS22 9134%48311
BS23 1311%1111067
BS23 2164%58448
BS23 3249%891084
BS23 4143%51430
BS24 057%2038
BS24 674%2722
BS24 7219%78417
BS24 8117%42124
BS24 9215%77399
BS25 160%2190
BS25 5101%3665
BS26 268%2498
BS27 384%30200
BS28 441%1442
BS29 6157%56114
BS3 1160%57388
BS3 291%33273
BS3 3122%44169
BS3 4191%68472
BS3 5189%67375
BS30 589%32151
BS30 6103%37111
BS30 762%2279
BS30 8133%48339
BS30 953%1994
BS31 1120%43353
BS31 2199%71509
BS31 352%1961
BS32 052%18117
BS32 435%13141
BS32 8154%55273
BS32 994%3499
BS34 5201%72778
BS34 6203%72374
BS34 7101%36367
BS34 890%32323
BS35 1108%39245
BS35 293%33217
BS35 358%2185
BS35 456%20132
BS35 578%2818
BS36 160%22133
BS36 277%28210
BS37 4165%59427
BS37 557%20170
BS37 671%25189
BS37 7168%60420
BS37 890%32141
BS37 938%1424
BS39 457%2044
BS39 571%2589
BS39 647%1743
BS39 7109%39166
BS4 1243%87971
BS4 299%35269
BS4 3132%47340
BS4 4150%54524
BS4 5238%85499
BS40 539%1493
BS40 650%1831
BS40 732%1123
BS40 836%1342
BS40 9130%4736
BS41 875%2720
BS41 971%25104
BS48 144%16111
BS48 259%21102
BS48 381%29153
BS48 473%26104
BS49 478%28197
BS49 584%30101
BS5 0255%91905
BS5 6232%83898
BS5 7173%62542
BS5 8157%56353
BS5 9137%49562
BS6 5148%53405
BS6 656%20191
BS6 752%19149
BS7 0221%79936
BS7 8110%39327
BS7 9185%66835
BS8 186%31329
BS8 269%25184
BS8 331%1172
BS8 4105%37252
BS9 133%1296
BS9 2139%50233
BS9 349%18133
BS9 481%29177

Bristol violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Bristol postcode area has the 9. highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas

Bristol violent crime rate rank

Bristol violent crime rate compared to other areas

Violent crime totalled 44.3k representing an increase 5.6% year-over-year. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between August 2025 - July 2026 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the postcode area.

+5.6% annual change, crime is increasing

44.3k crimes reported

Bristol violent crime rate compared to other areasCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Bristol violent crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to July 2026.

Bristol violent crime volume

Bristol violent crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

Bristol violent crime rate

Bristol violent crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

Bristol violent crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for Bristol postcode area
Antisocial behaviour crime →
Bicycle theft crime →
Burglary crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
Other theft crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
Violent crime →

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