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Crime in BS24 8

How much crime is recorded in BS24 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Somerset
Region
South West
Population
12,568 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS24 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS24 8, 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
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).

BS24 8National
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary7.09.1
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft4.64.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 53% 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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