BS99
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newtown and Uplands, in Bristol.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an BS99 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In BS99, 62.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How BS99 compares
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Is BS99 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in BS99 at a rate of 116.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.6 per 1,000 people across BS.
In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in BS99.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (32), other crime (20) and anti-social behaviour (19).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in BS99 was 123.2 per 1,000 people.
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.
MPs for BS99
- Kerry McCarthyLabourMP for Bristol East58% of BS99’s postcodes
- Karin SmythLabourMP for Bristol South42% of BS99’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in BS996
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Postcode districts next to BS995
Nearest rail stations4
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BS99 in brief
BS99 is a postcode district covering Newtown and Uplands, in Bristol.
About 771 people lived in BS99 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 116.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
BS99 had 703 usual residents at the census.
In BS99, 62.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
75.4% of residents in BS99 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
14.4% of residents in BS99 were aged 65 or over at the census.