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Avon and Somerset Constabulary Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

203,043

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+5.1%

193,168 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

-4.0%

48,088 vs 50,078

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 5.1% in this area.

Driven by

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 17.1%

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 4.2%

• Other theft ↑ 16.8%

Offset by

• Shoplifting ↓ 11.4%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 16.3%

• Bicycle theft ↓ 22.8%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Drugs	3,894	+49.5% vs +12.3% nationally	1.9%	↑ Up
Robbery	2,846	+18.7% vs +9.3% nationally	1.4%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	27,136	+17.1% vs -0.2% nationally	13.4%	↑ Up
Other theft	16,519	+16.8% vs -6.9% nationally	8.1%	↑ Up
Criminal damage and arson	14,480	+10.0% vs -4.2% nationally	7.1%	↑ Up
Public order	20,976	+7.5% vs -4.3% nationally	10.3%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	1,159	+5.3% vs +6.8% nationally	0.6%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 38.7%	78,668	+4.2% vs +1.1% nationally	38.7%	↑ Up
Burglary	7,163	+0.5% vs -9.2% nationally	3.5%	→ Flat
Other crime	3,767	+0.2% vs -3.0% nationally	1.9%	→ Flat
Shoplifting	15,916	-11.4% vs -4.9% nationally	7.8%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	581	-14.6% vs -20.1% nationally	0.3%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	8,333	-16.3% vs -11.7% nationally	4.1%	↓ Down
Bicycle theft	1,605	-22.8% vs -10.4% nationally	0.8%	↓ Down