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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BS16: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BS16 recorded 707 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.48 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 5.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring79.72 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment707 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 5.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

707
trending_down -13.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

79.72per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,522

Within BS16 district

South Gloucestershire

109,030

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Coldharbour Lane Map
total: 21 Shoplifting: 9 Public order: 5
21
Snowdon Road Map
total: 21 Shoplifting: 17 Other theft: 1
21
St James Place Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 10 Public order: 2
14
Hazelwood Close Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2
13
Supermarket Map
total: 13 Shoplifting: 12 Robbery: 1
13
Supermarket Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Shoplifting: 3
11
Yalland Close Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Daffodil Way Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Other theft: 1
8
Byron Place Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 8
8
Portland Court Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Public order: 1
8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
707 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
253
35.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
118
16.7%
Shoplifting
88
12.4%
Public Order
67
9.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
50
7.1%
Other Theft
42
5.9%
Vehicle Crime
27
3.8%
Burglary
26
3.7%
Robbery
9
1.3%
Other Crime
9
1.3%
Drug Offences
7
1.0%
Weapons Possession
5
0.7%
Theft from Person
4
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.3%

Crime Analysis: BS16

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BS16 (35.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.7%) and Shoplifting (12.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BS16 has risen noticeably — by 5.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BS16 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -13.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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