Crime in South Gloucestershire: statistics, rates and trends
23,911 crimes were recorded in South Gloucestershire in the 12 months to August 2026, 78.1 per 1,000 residents. That is lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and up 11% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in South Gloucestershire at a glance
- Crime trends in South Gloucestershire
- Types of crime in South Gloucestershire
- Home Office recorded crime in South Gloucestershire
- South Gloucestershire compared with nearby districts
- Areas within South Gloucestershire
- Streets with the most crime in South Gloucestershire
- What happened after crimes were reported in South Gloucestershire
- Demographics of South Gloucestershire
- Fly-tipping in South Gloucestershire
- Questions about crime in South Gloucestershire
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (9,475), anti-social behaviour (3,185) and shoplifting (2,558) made up 64% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 190th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the lower half.
| Measure | South Gloucestershire | South West | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 23,911 | 437,109 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 78.1 | 83.7 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | +11% | +2% | -1% |
| Population | 306,332 | 5,220,315 | 58,127,638 |
The year to August 2026 had the most recorded crime in South Gloucestershire of any year here (23,911 crimes). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 24%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 23,911 | 78.1 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 21,569 | 70.4 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 21,506 | 70.2 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 19,670 | 64.2 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 18,890 | 61.7 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 18,045 | 58.9 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 18,901 | 61.7 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 18,675 | 61.0 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 19,254 | 62.9 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 1,916 |
| July 2026 | 2,068 |
| June 2026 | 1,812 |
| May 2026 | 1,975 |
| April 2026 | 1,951 |
| March 2026 | 2,151 |
| February 2026 | 1,983 |
| January 2026 | 1,961 |
| December 2025 | 1,903 |
| November 2025 | 2,225 |
| October 2025 | 2,070 |
| September 2025 | 1,896 |
No category with at least 20 crimes was notably above the England and Wales rate, and theft from the person (93% below) and bicycle theft (62% below) were well below it. On the year before, possession of weapons rose from 109 to 169 and robbery rose from 204 to 279, while bicycle theft fell from 150 to 96.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9,475 | 30.9 | 34.2 | +9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3,185 | 10.4 | 15.4 | +11% |
| Shoplifting | 2,558 | 8.4 | 8.5 | +30% |
| Public order | 1,949 | 6.4 | 6.7 | -1% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,636 | 5.3 | 6.7 | +17% |
| Other theft | 1,512 | 4.9 | 6.4 | +3% |
| Burglary | 1,151 | 3.8 | 3.6 | +23% |
| Vehicle crime | 1,014 | 3.3 | 5.0 | +13% |
| Other crime | 429 | 1.4 | 2.1 | -8% |
| Drugs | 422 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -7% |
| Robbery | 279 | 0.9 | 1.4 | +37% |
| Possession of weapons | 169 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +55% |
| Bicycle theft | 96 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -36% |
| Theft from the person | 36 | 0.1 | 1.7 | +20% |
What each category covers: crime categories.
22,595 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in South Gloucestershire in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 73.8 per 1,000 residents, close to the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, South Gloucestershire had the 134th highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Of the crimes recorded in the Avon and Somerset Police area in the year ending March 2026, 2.5% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for South Gloucestershire is an undercount.
No change on the year or longer series is given for South Gloucestershire: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because the share of crimes in the Avon and Somerset Police area not assigned to a district moved from 1.4% in the year ending March 2025 to 2.5% in the year ending March 2026, which changes district totals without any change in crime.
Offences recorded in South Gloucestershire, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 4,050 offences (18% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for stalking and harassment (1.3 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for theft from the person (0.09 times), possession of drugs (0.43 times) and bicycle theft (0.45 times).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 4,050 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 1.31 |
| Violence without injury | 3,540 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 0.87 |
| Public order offences | 2,528 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 1.19 |
| Shoplifting | 2,514 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 1.01 |
| Criminal damage | 1,729 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 0.83 |
| Other theft offences | 1,644 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 0.82 |
| Violence with injury | 1,595 | 5.2 | 8.1 | 0.64 |
| Vehicle offences | 1,079 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.70 |
| Residential burglary | 784 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.03 |
| Other sexual offences | 591 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.85 |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 471 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.73 |
| Rape | 441 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.19 |
| Non-residential burglary | 393 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.15 |
| Possession of drugs | 326 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.43 |
| Trafficking of drugs | 236 | 0.77 | 1.2 | 0.65 |
| Robbery of business property | 172 | 0.56 | 0.47 | 1.18 |
| Possession of weapons | 142 | 0.46 | 1.00 | 0.47 |
| Robbery of personal property | 127 | 0.41 | 0.91 | 0.46 |
| Bicycle theft | 118 | 0.39 | 0.85 | 0.45 |
| Arson | 68 | 0.22 | 0.38 | 0.58 |
| Theft from the person | 47 | 0.15 | 1.8 | 0.09 |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Districts in the Avon and Somerset Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 5 districts in the Avon and Somerset Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, South Gloucestershire had the lowest rate.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol, City of | 64,759 | 131.0 | 1.57 |
| Somerset | 49,467 | 84.1 | 1.01 |
| North Somerset | 18,369 | 81.8 | 0.98 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 15,811 | 79.0 | 0.95 |
| South Gloucestershire | 22,595 | 73.8 | 0.89 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
7 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than South Gloucestershire; the highest is Bristol, City of (148.8 per 1,000) and the lowest Wiltshire (60.6).
| District | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs South Gloucestershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol, City of | 73,581 | 148.8 | +91% |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 18,013 | 90.1 | +15% |
| North Somerset | 19,384 | 86.3 | +11% |
| Monmouthshire | 7,626 | 80.3 | +3% |
| Newport | 23,166 | 138.0 | +77% |
| Wiltshire | 31,724 | 60.6 | -22% |
| Torfaen | 11,756 | 124.9 | +60% |
| Cardiff | 42,811 | 111.5 | +43% |
Of the 47 areas within South Gloucestershire, Charlton & Cribbs had the highest crime rate (246.5 per 1,000) and Marshfield (South Gloucestershire) the lowest (27.5), 9 times apart.
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton & Cribbs | Neighbourhood | 13,608 | 3,354 | 246.5 |
| Patchway | Town | 20,182 | 4,081 | 202.2 |
| Kingswood | Neighbourhood | 9,950 | 1,299 | 130.6 |
| Patchway Coniston | Neighbourhood | 4,959 | 573 | 115.5 |
| Pilning | Town | 2,068 | 237 | 114.6 |
| Filton | Town | 12,018 | 1,291 | 107.4 |
| Staple Hill & Mangotsfield | Neighbourhood | 13,365 | 1,330 | 99.5 |
| Yate Central | Neighbourhood | 9,362 | 863 | 92.2 |
| Pilning & Severn Beach | Neighbourhood | 3,570 | 317 | 88.8 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | Town | 161,981 | 14,356 | 88.6 |
| Bradley Stoke South | Neighbourhood | 9,015 | 752 | 83.4 |
| Yate North | Neighbourhood | 14,364 | 1,103 | 76.8 |
| Stoke Gifford | Town | 17,160 | 1,313 | 76.5 |
| Stoke Gifford | Neighbourhood | 16,416 | 1,250 | 76.1 |
| Yate | Town | 30,330 | 2,294 | 75.6 |
| Woodstock | Neighbourhood | 11,412 | 830 | 72.7 |
| Thornbury | Neighbourhood | 17,104 | 1,240 | 72.5 |
| Parkwall & Warmley | Neighbourhood | 8,516 | 613 | 72.0 |
| Emersons Green | Neighbourhood | 19,474 | 1,391 | 71.4 |
| Stoke Park & Cheswick | Neighbourhood | 9,698 | 689 | 71.0 |
| Bitton | Town | 2,235 | 158 | 70.7 |
| Thornbury | Town | 14,505 | 964 | 66.5 |
| Longwell Green | Neighbourhood | 8,940 | 574 | 64.2 |
| New Cheltenham | Neighbourhood | 9,958 | 636 | 63.9 |
| Hanham | Neighbourhood | 12,509 | 740 | 59.2 |
| Bradley Stoke | Town | 25,745 | 1,488 | 57.8 |
| Chipping Sodbury | Town | 8,363 | 468 | 56.0 |
| Frenchay & Downend | Neighbourhood | 17,998 | 1,001 | 55.6 |
| Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge | Neighbourhood | 11,335 | 608 | 53.6 |
| Severn Beach | Town | 1,502 | 80 | 53.3 |
| Frampton Cotterell | Neighbourhood | 13,482 | 711 | 52.7 |
| Bitton & Oldland Common | Neighbourhood | 10,491 | 527 | 50.2 |
| Dodington | Neighbourhood | 9,838 | 492 | 50.0 |
| Pucklechurch | Town | 2,600 | 122 | 46.9 |
| Boyd Valley | Neighbourhood | 7,050 | 329 | 46.7 |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | Town | 15,304 | 705 | 46.1 |
| Wickwar | Town | 2,326 | 107 | 46.0 |
| Charfield | Neighbourhood | 4,541 | 208 | 45.8 |
| Bradley Stoke North | Neighbourhood | 10,834 | 491 | 45.3 |
| Almondsbury | Town | 3,008 | 135 | 44.9 |
| Winterbourne | Neighbourhood | 6,565 | 294 | 44.8 |
| Olveston | Town | 1,890 | 84 | 44.4 |
| Wick (South Gloucestershire) | Town | 1,215 | 54 | 44.4 |
| Charfield | Town | 2,650 | 117 | 44.2 |
| Severn Vale | Neighbourhood | 9,960 | 405 | 40.7 |
| Alveston | Town | 3,240 | 125 | 38.6 |
| Marshfield (South Gloucestershire) | Town | 1,599 | 44 | 27.5 |
The 10 locations below account for 21% of the crime recorded in South Gloucestershire over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Shopping Area” (1,254).
| Location | Crimes |
|---|---|
| On or near Shopping Area | 1,254 |
| On or near Parking Area | 1,162 |
| On or near Supermarket | 869 |
| On or near Police Station | 476 |
| On or near Petrol Station | 440 |
| On or near Sports/Recreation Area | 252 |
| On or near High Street | 190 |
| On or near Regent Street | 178 |
| On or near Coldharbour Lane | 142 |
| On or near Great Stoke Way | 129 |
Of the 20,726 crimes in South Gloucestershire with a recorded outcome, 31% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 4.2% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 3,185 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 8,231 | 39.7% | 34.5% |
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 6,479 | 31.3% | 35.3% |
| Under investigation | 1,775 | 8.6% | 11.5% |
| Status update unavailable | 1,308 | 6.3% | 4.7% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 870 | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Local resolution | 653 | 3.2% | 3.1% |
| Court result unavailable | 398 | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 362 | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 350 | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 117 | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Offender given a caution | 86 | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 84 | 0.4% | 0.3% |
South Gloucestershire has an estimated population of 306,332 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer households without a car (12%, against 23%), less social housing (11%, against 17%) and less private renting (16%, against 20%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up South Gloucestershire average decile 7.5 (1 = most deprived), less deprived than average.
| Measure | South Gloucestershire | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 18.3% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18.6% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 62.2% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 7.2% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 33.0% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 14.2% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 12.3% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 73.4% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 10.8% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 15.7% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 7.5 | 5.5 (England) |
2,189 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in South Gloucestershire in 2024/25 (7.1 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in South Gloucestershire has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.
Is South Gloucestershire a safe place to live?
South Gloucestershire recorded 78.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 190th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest).
What is the most common crime in South Gloucestershire?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 9,475 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (3,185).
Is crime in South Gloucestershire going up or down?
Recorded crime in South Gloucestershire was up 11% on the year before: 23,911 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 21,569 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of South Gloucestershire?
About 306,332 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 19% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
Which police force covers South Gloucestershire?
South Gloucestershire is policed by Avon and Somerset.
How many crimes did the police record in South Gloucestershire in the year ending March 2026?
22,595 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 73.8 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales.
Which offences are more common in South Gloucestershire than across England and Wales?
Relative to the national rate, the most over-represented categories in the year ending March 2026 were stalking and harassment (4,050 offences, 1.3 times the England and Wales rate).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.