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Crime in BS12

How much crime is recorded in BS12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Population
5,657 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS12

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS12, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
47.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BS12National
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Burglary17.79.1
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Shoplifting3.88.4
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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