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Crime in BS40 7

How much crime is recorded in BS40 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Somerset
Region
South West
Population
9,444 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS40 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS40 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

BS40 7National
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary9.09.1
Other theft7.44.5
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Shoplifting1.98.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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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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