Antisocial behaviour in Bristol - explained in four charts

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From noisy neighbours to street drinkers, anti-social behaviour can make life a misery for those it affects.

There were nearly 10,000 anti-social behaviour incidents logged by Avon and Somerset Police in Bristol in the year to May 2022, crime statistics show.

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These can cover a wide range of problems, such as littering, car racing, misuse of fireworks, noisy parties and barking dogs.

This map shows the sheer scale of the problem, plotting every anti-social behaviour incident logged in the past year. The darker the dot, the more incidents logged in that approximate location.

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But some neighbourhoods suffer far more than others, the figures reveal. Five city-centre neighbourhoods accounted for around a sixth (18%) of incidents.

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Outside the city centre, more deprived areas often have higher levels of anti-social behaviour, analysis of official crime and deprivation data shows.

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Find out the number of anti-social behaviour incidents in your local neighbourhood, using our interactive table below.

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Separate figures reveal which types of anti-social behaviour are most common across the Avon and Somerset Police force area.

In the year to March 2022, the vast majority of incidents (87%) logged by the force were described as ‘nuisance’, that is, causing annoyance to the general community.

‘Personal’ anti-social behaviour incidents - those targeted at specific people - accounted for 9% of incidents, while environmental incidents - those where people have an impact on their surroundings - made up the remainder.

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