Cotham
Middle areaCentral Bristol. 8,968 people in 0.8 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Cotham, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Cotham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cotham at a rate of 69.4 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 | 144 |
| Other crime | 135 |
| Vehicle crime | 93 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 72 |
| Shoplifting | 65 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Burglary | 35 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cotham compares
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Is Cotham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cotham at a rate of 69.4 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, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cotham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (144), other crime (135) and vehicle crime (93).
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 Cotham alone. See Bristol
Cotham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cotham was £408,000 in 2025.
Cotham had 8,785 usual residents at the census.
In Cotham, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Cotham, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.