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Crime in BS16

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

Council
South Gloucestershire
Region
South West
Population
121,577 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS16

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS16, broadly in line with 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).

BS16National
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Shoplifting8.38.4
Other theft5.44.5
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 26% 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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