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Crime in BS23

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

Council
North Somerset
Region
South West
Population
44,314 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS23

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS23, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
60.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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).

BS23National
Violence and sexual offences49.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Burglary11.69.1
Shoplifting11.48.4
Public order11.24.6
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Other theft6.94.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.42.4
Robbery2.01.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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