Crime Rates at Brandon Cottages, Bristol, BS1 5XL

Brandon Cottages area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Central , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brandon Cottages (BS1 5XL) in the last 12 months was 220.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Central average (521.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brandon Cottages (BS1 5XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berkeley Avenue (83 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.