What is the crime rate in south gloucestershire?

As of March 2026, south gloucestershire has an annual crime rate of 74.41 per 1,000 residents, based on 2,151 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does south gloucestershire rank nationally for crime?

south gloucestershire ranks #67 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in south gloucestershire?

The most common crime type in south gloucestershire is Violence & Sexual Offences with 890 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 41.4% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Avon and Somerset Constabulary Police

south gloucestershire Crime Intelligence Report

south gloucestershire recorded 2,151 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 7.33 per 1,000 residents. This places south gloucestershire at #67 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 8.5% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 17.5% higher.

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

Total Crimes

2,151

trending_up +8.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

74.41per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#129of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

290,424

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 60	60
On or near Police Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 18 Criminal damage and arson: 8 Public order: 7	18
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 32 Other crime: 5	32
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 27 Anti-social behaviour: 7	27
On or near Parking Area Map	Public order: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 11 Criminal damage and arson: 7	11
On or near Merlin Road Map	Anti-social behaviour: 12 Robbery: 6 Burglary: 6	12
On or near Centaurus Road Map	Shoplifting: 24	24
On or near Gifford Crescent Map	Shoplifting: 16 Public order: 7	16
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 21	21
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11 Public order: 8	11

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

2,151 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

890

41.4%

Anti-social Behaviour

243

11.3%

Public Order

236

11.0%

Shoplifting

196

9.1%

Other Theft

139

6.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

135

6.3%

Vehicle Crime

4.3%

Burglary

4.2%

Other Crime

1.8%

Drug Offences

1.7%

Robbery

1.2%

Weapons Possession

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Theft from Person

0.2%

Stop & Search

March 2026

622

Total Stops

20.4%

Arrest Rate

123

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

270

Stolen goods

Offensive weapons

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Evidence of offences under the Act

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal318

Arrest127

Not recorded97

Community resolution38

Khat or Cannabis warning27

Summons / charged by post8

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Penalty Notice for Disorder1

Gender

Male482

Female114

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

77.5%

White

11.5%

Black

5.4%

Mixed

4.6%

Asian

1.0%

Other

Stop & search data published by Avon and Somerset Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

28 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Charlton & Cribbs	272	170.3
2	Kingswood	119	133.7
3	Yate North	93	94.8
4	Staple Hill & Mangotsfield	120	83.2
5	Filton	111	79.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Pilning & Severn Beach	30	2.2
shield	Boyd Valley	27	2.4
shield	Severn Vale	32	3.1
shield	Bradley Stoke North	45	4.1
shield	Charfield	25	4.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.5%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +17.5%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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