Compare Bristol, City of against Dorset

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Bristol, City of and Dorset.

Population comparison

Population for Bristol, City of
465,866
Population for Dorset
379,791
Difference
86,075
Percentage Difference
20.36%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Bristol, City of
231,645 (70.4%)
# People Employed in Dorset
155,780 (74.3%)
Difference
231,645
Percentage Difference
39.16%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Bristol, City of
83,315 (25.3%)
# People Inactive in Dorset
47,220 (22.5%)
Difference
83,315
Percentage Difference
55.3%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Bristol, City of
13,990 (4.3%)
# People unemployed in Dorset
6,630 (3.2%)
Difference
13,990
Percentage Difference
71.39%

Comparing crimes by type for Bristol, City of and Dorset

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Bristol, City of and Dorset compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Crime Type Crimes in Bristol, City of Crimes in Dorset Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Bristol, City of and Dorset from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Bristol, City of and Dorset.

Compare Property prices over time for Bristol, City of and Dorset

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £696,881.93 / £546,520.53 £451,905.39 / £358,394.07 £375,223.37 / £285,294.99 £266,044.33 / £193,501.52
2022 £676,816.69 / £536,169.23 £437,661.59 / £350,967.31 £364,854.76 / £281,350.31 £259,557.43 / £191,363.17
2021 £598,344.59 / £470,350.10 £387,094.28 / £307,860.05 £324,860.64 / £248,480.27 £241,001.15 / £175,015.75
2020 £549,154.32 / £429,508.97 £357,811.96 / £283,526.71 £300,861.49 / £228,696.53 £230,300.04 / £166,276.18
2019 £521,693.33 / £420,388.32 £340,439.78 / £276,484.32 £286,010.37 / £222,675.06 £225,383.24 / £166,187.04
2018 £514,687.23 / £425,277.03 £334,973.22 / £274,156.56 £282,351.70 / £220,910.73 £226,053.75 / £169,101.49
2017 £491,293.46 / £412,890.21 £318,087.93 / £266,092.13 £269,772.91 / £215,493.42 £220,699.09 / £168,443.25
2016 £465,379.98 / £390,263.70 £301,877.37 / £251,592.50 £256,795.15 / £205,150.35 £206,125.63 / £157,620.94
2015 £406,749.84 / £365,870.71 £263,819.99 / £238,257.97 £225,592.51 / £194,973.75 £180,943.84 / £148,887.75
2014 £368,731.59 / £347,678.28 £240,073.17 / £228,270.31 £206,421.02 / £187,681.20 £165,633.93 / £143,735.85
2013 £331,236.29 / £327,273.66 £214,749.68 / £214,952.95 £185,670.14 / £177,265.43 £150,028.87 / £136,568.41
2012 £318,520.14 / £320,540.81 £206,858.92 / £211,522.07 £178,807.53 / £175,320.64 £146,097.83 / £136,179.47
2011 £315,648.60 / £316,983.94 £202,629.14 / £208,360.18 £174,465.28 / £173,095.92 £144,776.47 / £136,544.38
2010 £312,008.92 / £320,199.94 £202,201.91 / £211,923.56 £174,958.16 / £176,921.74 £144,598.82 / £140,132.60
Number of Jobs (thousands)
173k vs 127k
Median Salary
£29,923 vs £26,446
Annual Percentage Change
11.1% vs 7.6%
Mean Salary
£32,238 vs £30,561

See how Bristol, City of compares to other areas in South West

Industry Bristol, City of Count Dorset Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 40 2,010 -1,970 -192.2%
Production 920 1,285 -365 -33.11%
Construction 2,175 2,780 -605 -24.42%
Motor Trades 505 585 -80 -14.68%
Wholesale 495 560 -65 -12.32%
Retail 1,370 1,495 -125 -8.73%
Transport 985 445 +540 + 75.52%
Accommodation Food 1,320 1,275 +45 + 3.47%
Information Comms 1,895 925 +970 + 68.79%
Finance Insurance 580 305 +275 + 62.15%
Property 765 675 +90 + 12.5%
Professional Scientific Technical 3,410 2,315 +1,095 + 38.25%
Business Admin 1,585 1,305 +280 + 19.38%
Public Admin Defence 10 125 -115 -170.37%
Education 340 250 +90 + 30.51%
Health 835 565 +270 + 38.57%
Arts Entertainment 1,255 1,170 +85 + 7.01%