Bishopsworth
Middle areaSouth Bristol. 6,502 people in 2.4 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Bishopsworth, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Bishopsworth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishopsworth at a rate of 78.7 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 | 184 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 97 |
| Other crime | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bishopsworth compares
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Is Bishopsworth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishopsworth at a rate of 78.7 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, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bishopsworth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (184), anti-social behaviour (97) and other crime (90).
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 Bishopsworth alone. See Bristol
Bishopsworth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bishopsworth was £365,000 in 2025.
Bishopsworth had 6,218 usual residents at the census.
In Bishopsworth, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Bishopsworth, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.