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Crime in BS22

How much crime is recorded in BS22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Somerset
Region
South West
Population
47,376 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS22

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS22, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).

BS22National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Shoplifting9.28.4
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 19% 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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