Is Bristol safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Bristol safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bristol scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bristol scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bristol: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (39/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Bristol, City of at 51.4536° N, 2.5975° W (elevation 21 m), Bristol lies 171.1 km E of London. Time zone: Europe/London.
Bristol, City of
51.4536° N, 2.5975° W
21 m
Europe/London
707,412
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United Kingdom
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (21 °C avg high); Wettest: November (77 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Low °C | 3° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 66 | 50 | 65 | 65 | 71 | 60 | 67 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 64 |
Normals: Bristol (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bristol happened in September (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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