Crime in BS6: Redland & Cotham, Bristol
data.police.uk recorded 835 street-level crimes at the representative point for BS6 (Redland & Cotham, Bristol) in Sept 2025. The most common category was violence and sexual offences (227 reports, 27.2% of the total). That is roughly in line with the recent 1-month average for this area.
Redland and Cotham, a busy north Bristol residential and student district.
Crime by category in BS6
Every street-level crime recorded near the BS6 representative point in Sept 2025, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 227 | 27.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 106 | 12.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 97 | 11.6% |
| Public order | 96 | 11.5% |
| Other theft | 95 | 11.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 73 | 8.7% |
| Shoplifting | 38 | 4.6% |
| Burglary | 33 | 4% |
| Drugs | 22 | 2.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 20 | 2.4% |
| Robbery | 13 | 1.6% |
| Other crime | 6 | 0.7% |
| Theft from the person | 5 | 0.6% |
| Possession of weapons | 4 | 0.5% |
835 crimes recorded in Sept 2025. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the BS6 centroid, not a single street or property.
How safe is BS6?
In Sept 2025, BS6 was roughly in line with the recent 1-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture — not in isolation.
835 recorded crimes · Sept 2025 · violence and sexual offences most common
See the crime mapped to one BS6 address
This page is the area picture. To see the crimes mapped closest to one exact property — alongside its sold-price history, EPC, flood and ground risk, and a current valuation — search the address. The full breakdown is in the £24.99 Complete report.
Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in BS6?
data.police.uk recorded 835 street-level crimes in BS6 (Redland & Cotham, Bristol) in Sept 2025, against a recent monthly average of 835 over the last 1 months. The largest single category was violence and sexual offences, at 27.2% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in BS6?
In Sept 2025 the most common recorded categories in BS6 were violence and sexual offences (227), anti-social behaviour (106), criminal damage and arson (97). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is BS6 getting safer or more dangerous?
We did not return enough months of data to chart a reliable trend for BS6 on the last refresh.
How accurate is the crime data for BS6?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened — never the exact address — so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Central Bristol, a high-footfall harbourside and nightlife core.
Clifton, an affluent Bristol residential district.
Prime central London around Westminster and St James's, a dense government and tourism district.
Prime central Chelsea, a low-density affluent residential district.
Battersea and Clapham Junction, a busy riverside district around one of the UK's busiest stations.
Wandsworth and Earlsfield, a residential commuter district inside Zone 2/3.
Sources
- Street-level crime data — data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.