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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BS23: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BS23 recorded 632 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 13.48 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.8% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring165.81 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment632 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 0.2% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

632
trending_down -1.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

165.81per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,538

Within BS23 district

North Somerset

46,890

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Alexandra Parade Map
total: 31 Shoplifting: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7
31
Hutton Moor Road Map
total: 28 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Bicycle theft: 4
28
Regent Street Map
total: 26 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Other theft: 4
26
Supermarket Map
total: 26 Shoplifting: 20 Violence and sexual offences: 3
26
Shopping Area Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 4 Other crime: 2
9
South Parade Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
9
Macfarlane Chase Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Shoplifting: 2
8
Grove Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Carlton Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
632 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
226
35.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
102
16.1%
Shoplifting
66
10.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
54
8.5%
Public Order
54
8.5%
Other Theft
36
5.7%
Burglary
23
3.6%
Other Crime
19
3.0%
Vehicle Crime
13
2.1%
Drug Offences
11
1.7%
Bicycle Theft
11
1.7%
Robbery
9
1.4%
Weapons Possession
5
0.8%
Theft from Person
3
0.5%

Crime Analysis: BS23

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BS23 (35.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.1%) and Shoplifting (10.4%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in BS23 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 165.81 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for BS23 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 -1.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.2%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.0%

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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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