Bristol violent crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in Bristol postcode area stands at 46.2 crimes per 1000 people. Bristol's current crime levels are at 129% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 36.5% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 44.0k representing an increase 5.5% year-over-year.

Bristol violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Bristol postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
46.2annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
129%percentage of national crime rate100%
36.5% share of all crimes35.4%
44.0kcrimes reported2.0M
5.5%annual change0.4%

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%52294
BS1 2454%162479
BS1 3269%96885
BS1 4154%55350
BS1 5158%56917
BS1 673%26598
BS10 5167%59612
BS10 6165%59543
BS10 7160%57642
BS11 0187%67748
BS11 998%35418
BS13 0280%100773
BS13 7120%43344
BS13 8210%75464
BS13 9292%104532
BS14 0220%78594
BS14 8187%67377
BS14 9144%51427
BS15 1166%59500
BS15 3105%38263
BS15 4100%36333
BS15 8153%55357
BS15 9153%55297
BS16 158%21572
BS16 2175%62520
BS16 3187%67517
BS16 4185%66472
BS16 5120%43380
BS16 669%24187
BS16 7150%54429
BS16 9127%45314
BS2 0151%54562
BS2 8108%39629
BS2 9213%76609
BS20 0103%37216
BS20 690%32234
BS20 7104%37381
BS20 890%32167
BS21 562%2266
BS21 665%23237
BS21 752%19156
BS22 6102%36259
BS22 7106%38262
BS22 8124%44369
BS22 9135%48313
BS23 1317%1131088
BS23 2166%59454
BS23 3245%881066
BS23 4137%49411
BS24 057%2038
BS24 668%2420
BS24 7218%78415
BS24 8128%46135
BS24 9212%76393
BS25 159%2189
BS25 5105%3767
BS26 269%2599
BS27 384%30200
BS28 443%1544
BS29 6170%61123
BS3 1158%56382
BS3 287%31261
BS3 3114%41157
BS3 4188%67462
BS3 5187%67372
BS30 583%30141
BS30 6110%39118
BS30 766%2384
BS30 8138%49351
BS30 950%1888
BS31 1123%44361
BS31 2197%70505
BS31 354%1963
BS32 052%19118
BS32 434%12136
BS32 8148%53261
BS32 999%35104
BS34 5203%72784
BS34 6198%71364
BS34 7100%36363
BS34 886%31309
BS35 1106%38240
BS35 293%33218
BS35 355%2081
BS35 455%20130
BS35 583%3019
BS36 162%22136
BS36 276%27207
BS37 4163%58421
BS37 559%21175
BS37 672%26191
BS37 7163%58408
BS37 884%30132
BS37 940%1425
BS39 449%1838
BS39 570%2588
BS39 646%1642
BS39 7110%39167
BS4 1243%87970
BS4 297%34262
BS4 3125%45323
BS4 4147%52512
BS4 5237%85497
BS40 537%1387
BS40 652%1932
BS40 735%1225
BS40 835%1240
BS40 9120%4333
BS41 875%2720
BS41 972%26105
BS48 144%16112
BS48 257%2099
BS48 382%29154
BS48 480%29114
BS49 473%26184
BS49 584%30101
BS5 0245%87866
BS5 6237%85914
BS5 7173%62539
BS5 8159%57357
BS5 9140%50571
BS6 5145%52397
BS6 653%19183
BS6 754%19155
BS7 0224%80949
BS7 8112%40334
BS7 9182%65824
BS8 184%30321
BS8 267%24177
BS8 329%1066
BS8 4108%39259
BS9 131%1190
BS9 2136%48228
BS9 349%18133
BS9 482%29179

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 44.0k representing an increase 5.5% 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 September 2025 - August 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.

+5.5% annual change, crime is increasing

44.0k 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 August 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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