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Crime in BS23 4

How much crime is recorded in BS23 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Somerset
Region
South West
Population
14,063 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS23 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS23 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).

BS23 4National
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Shoplifting13.98.4
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary7.49.1
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 30% 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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