Barton Hill
Middle areaSouth east Bristol. 8,617 people in 1.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Barton Hill, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Barton Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barton Hill at a rate of 215.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 654 |
| Other crime | 376 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 277 |
| Shoplifting | 139 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 123 |
| Vehicle crime | 90 |
| Drug offences | 83 |
| Burglary | 61 |
| Robbery | 43 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barton Hill compares
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Is Barton Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barton Hill at a rate of 215.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 148.6 per 1,000 people across Bristol.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 128 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barton Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (654), other crime (376) and anti-social behaviour (277).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bristol
These figures are published for the whole of Bristol, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bristol and not Barton Hill alone. See Bristol
Barton Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barton Hill was £315,000 in 2025.
Barton Hill had 8,230 usual residents at the census.
In Barton Hill, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Barton Hill, 9.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.