Bristol violent crime statistics

As of July 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 37.0% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 44.3k representing an increase 5.0% 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%
37.0% share of all crimes35.5%
44.3kcrimes reported2.0M
5.0%annual change1.7%

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 1145%52295
BS1 2473%169500
BS1 3284%101934
BS1 4146%52331
BS1 5153%55887
BS1 672%26595
BS10 5162%58595
BS10 6166%59546
BS10 7164%59658
BS11 0197%70789
BS11 990%32386
BS13 0276%99765
BS13 7121%43348
BS13 8212%76468
BS13 9304%108554
BS14 0222%79601
BS14 8195%70394
BS14 9148%53440
BS15 1169%60510
BS15 3100%36249
BS15 494%34315
BS15 8147%53344
BS15 9156%56304
BS16 157%20560
BS16 2172%62513
BS16 3195%70540
BS16 4185%66473
BS16 5123%44390
BS16 665%23177
BS16 7157%56449
BS16 9125%45311
BS2 0149%53555
BS2 8116%42678
BS2 9200%71573
BS20 0101%36213
BS20 690%32235
BS20 7108%39397
BS20 892%33172
BS21 566%2471
BS21 670%25258
BS21 755%20166
BS22 6100%36253
BS22 7111%40274
BS22 8118%42352
BS22 9132%47308
BS23 1308%1101059
BS23 2165%59451
BS23 3252%901096
BS23 4139%50419
BS24 051%1834
BS24 688%3126
BS24 7218%78415
BS24 8113%40120
BS24 9214%77398
BS25 164%2396
BS25 597%3562
BS26 268%2497
BS27 386%31205
BS28 442%1543
BS29 6164%59119
BS3 1163%58396
BS3 289%32267
BS3 3132%47183
BS3 4193%69475
BS3 5192%69382
BS30 588%32150
BS30 6102%37110
BS30 761%2278
BS30 8127%45323
BS30 953%1994
BS31 1120%43354
BS31 2190%68487
BS31 356%2066
BS32 048%17110
BS32 435%12139
BS32 8154%55273
BS32 9100%36105
BS34 5201%72776
BS34 6206%73379
BS34 799%35359
BS34 890%32325
BS35 1109%39247
BS35 291%33214
BS35 359%2186
BS35 460%22142
BS35 583%3019
BS36 162%22137
BS36 280%28216
BS37 4170%61440
BS37 561%22182
BS37 675%27198
BS37 7171%61429
BS37 890%32141
BS37 941%1526
BS39 457%2044
BS39 565%2381
BS39 640%1437
BS39 7112%40170
BS4 1244%87974
BS4 298%35265
BS4 3134%48346
BS4 4151%54527
BS4 5231%83485
BS40 539%1493
BS40 645%1628
BS40 729%1021
BS40 843%1550
BS40 9138%4938
BS41 882%2922
BS41 976%27111
BS48 145%16114
BS48 261%22105
BS48 380%29151
BS48 470%25100
BS49 479%28199
BS49 585%30102
BS5 0256%91907
BS5 6233%83899
BS5 7173%62542
BS5 8158%56354
BS5 9136%49558
BS6 5144%52396
BS6 660%21205
BS6 753%19152
BS7 0212%76900
BS7 8104%37311
BS7 9187%67845
BS8 187%31333
BS8 268%24181
BS8 332%1173
BS8 4108%39260
BS9 134%1298
BS9 2139%50234
BS9 352%19141
BS9 479%28173

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 5.0% 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 July 2025 - June 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.

+5.0% 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 June 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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