Total Crime
203,088
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Avon and Somerset Constabulary Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
Latest month: April 2026
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YoY Change
+4.7%
193,917 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+2.8%
49,321 vs 47,974
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 4.7% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 17.1%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 4.5%
•
Other theft ↑ 8.4%
Offset by
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 14.7%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 7.7%
•
Bicycle theft ↓ 17.7%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Avon and Somerset Constabulary monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
27,438 |
+17.1%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 38.7%
|
78,626 |
+4.5%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other theft
|
15,957 |
+8.4%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
14,404 |
+8.2%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
3,778 |
+34.5%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
20,627 |
+3.9%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
2,956 |
+24.0%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
7,369 |
+4.1%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,203 |
+10.9%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
632 |
0.0%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Other crime
|
3,724 |
-3.4%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,668 |
-17.7%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
16,323 |
-7.7%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
8,383 |
-14.7%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |