Bristol Central had more burglaries per head last year than any other neighbourhood in the city, according to figures from Police UK.

The data shows that there were 454 burglaries in the ward in 2018.

When compared to latest population estimates it means there were 24 burglaries for every 1,000 people that live there.

That's higher than any other council ward in the city.

Of all the crimes that took place in the ward, four per cent were burglaries.

It is worth noting that the figure includes both residential and non-residential burglaries. So, areas with low populations and lots of shops often see a higher rate.

Only one out of the 454 Bristol Central burglaries resulted in someone going to prison, at the time the data was published.

That's out of a total of 29 which made it to court.

There were 22 cases that were dropped, and 366 had another outcome or were still under investigation at the time the data was published.

In eight per cent of burglary cases in the ward investigations were closed with no suspect identified by police.

However, it was not the worst neighbourhood for unsolved burglaries.

PC B was told he had "no right" to contact the special constables about his daughter's case
Only one out of 454 burglaries in Bristol Central resulted in someone going to prison

That title went to Brislington East, where 20 per cent of cases were closed with no suspect identified.

After Central, Clifton Down was the worst neighbourhood in Bristol for burglaries suffering 12 burglaries for every 1,000 people who live there.

That was followed by Cotham which had 12 burglaries for every 1,000 residents, Lawrence Hill which had 11 for every 1,000 people and Southville were hit 11 times for every 1,000 residents.

Looking nationally, the worst ward for burglaries was London’s West End.

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There were 83 burglaries there in 2018 for every 1,000 residents.

That was followed by St James’s (also in Westminster) with 47 burglaries per 1,000 people, Ingoldmells in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire (43 per 1,000 people), and Talbot in Blackpool (also 43 per 1,000 people).

On average, across England and Wales there were 429,446 burglaries that took place last year - equivalent to seven for every 1,000 people.