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Crime in BS16 4

How much crime is recorded in BS16 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Population
18,859 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS16 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS16 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).

BS16 4National
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary9.49.1
Shoplifting8.08.4
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

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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