BS16 has an annual crime rate of 79.38 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for March 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in BS16?

As of March 2026, BS16 has an annual crime rate of 79.38 per 1,000 residents, based on 816 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in BS16?

The most common crime type in BS16 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 329 incidents in March 2026 — 40.3% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the BS16 local authority area.

March 2026 Source: Police.uk

BS16 Crime Intelligence Report

BS16 recorded 816 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.48 per 1,000 residents. Crime has increased by 26.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 24.4% higher.

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Key Statistics

monitoring79.38 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment816 crimes recorded in March 2026
trending_upCrime up 24.4% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

816

trending_up +26.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

79.38per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,522

Within BS16 district

South Gloucestershire

109,030

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Supermarket Map	total: 24 Shoplifting: 22 Public order: 1	24
Coldharbour Lane Map	total: 23 Shoplifting: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6	23
Yalland Close Map	total: 14 Public order: 5 Burglary: 2	14
Whitefield Road Map	total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3	14
Supermarket Map	total: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Shoplifting: 3	13
Wallflower Close Map	total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4	12
Snowdon Road Map	total: 11 Shoplifting: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2	11
Clematis Road Map	total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3	10
Byron Place Map	total: 10 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4	10
Hinton Road Map	total: 10 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3	10

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

816 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

329

40.3%

Anti-social Behaviour

100

12.3%

Public Order

10.8%

Shoplifting

8.9%

Other Theft

7.0%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.8%

Vehicle Crime

5.5%

Burglary

2.9%

Other Crime

2.0%

Robbery

1.7%

Drug Offences

1.5%

Weapons Possession

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

Theft from Person

0.4%

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +26.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +24.4%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.9%

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