Avon and Somerset Police/Crime in Avon and Somerset Police

Crime in Avon and Somerset Police

Recorded crime across Avon and Somerset Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,732,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

15,993Crimes recorded

9.2Rate per 1,000

6 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

15,993

Crime rate per 1,000

9.2 per 1,000 people

National ranking

6 of 41 (19% above average)

Month-on-month

-1.2%

Year-on-year

+0.6% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (41.0%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202313,712 crimes

Mar 202314,644 crimes

+6.8% vs previous month

Apr 202314,636 crimes

-0.1% vs previous month

May 202315,730 crimes

+7.5% vs previous month

Jun 202315,952 crimes

+1.4% vs previous month

Jul 202315,462 crimes

-3.1% vs previous month

Aug 202315,446 crimes

-0.1% vs previous month

Sept 202315,462 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

Oct 202315,811 crimes

+2.3% vs previous month

Nov 202314,691 crimes

-7.1% vs previous month

Dec 202314,349 crimes

-2.3% vs previous month

Jan 202414,736 crimes

+2.7% vs previous month

Feb 202414,535 crimes

-1.4% vs previous month

Mar 202416,447 crimes

+13.2% vs previous month

Apr 202416,759 crimes

+1.9% vs previous month

May 202417,800 crimes

+6.2% vs previous month

Jun 202417,842 crimes

+0.2% vs previous month

Jul 202418,529 crimes

+3.9% vs previous month

Aug 202418,614 crimes

+0.5% vs previous month

Sept 202417,013 crimes

-8.6% vs previous month

Oct 202418,083 crimes

+6.3% vs previous month

Nov 202416,746 crimes

-7.4% vs previous month

Dec 202416,031 crimes

-4.3% vs previous month

Jan 202515,897 crimes

-0.8% vs previous month

Feb 202515,365 crimes

-3.3% vs previous month

Mar 202518,507 crimes

+20.4% vs previous month

Apr 202518,576 crimes

+0.4% vs previous month

May 202520,907 crimes

+12.5% vs previous month

Jun 202520,869 crimes

-0.2% vs previous month

Jul 202520,897 crimes

+0.1% vs previous month

Aug 202520,361 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Sept 202517,356 crimes

-14.8% vs previous month

Oct 202518,347 crimes

+5.7% vs previous month

Nov 202517,718 crimes

-3.4% vs previous month

Dec 202516,180 crimes

-8.7% vs previous month

Jan 202615,993 crimes

-1.2% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
6,564 (41.0%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
1,804 (11.3%)
3
Public order
1,414 (8.8%)
4
Shoplifting
1,295 (8.1%)
5
Other theft
1,074 (6.7%)
6
Criminal damage and arson
1,038 (6.5%)
7
Vehicle crime
811 (5.1%)
8
Burglary
665 (4.2%)
9
Other crime
385 (2.4%)
10
Drugs
335 (2.1%)
11
Robbery
321 (2.0%)
12
Possession of weapons
118 (0.7%)
13
Bicycle theft
117 (0.7%)
14
Theft from person
51 (0.3%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	15,993	-1.2%	6,564	1,804	665	811	1,295	335	321	1,414
Dec 2025	16,180	-8.7%	6,770	1,852	592	634	1,395	323	258	1,463
Nov 2025	17,718	-3.4%	6,986	2,054	752	751	1,627	330	287	1,808
Oct 2025	18,347	+5.7%	6,950	2,299	653	880	1,500	342	242	1,879
Sept 2025	17,356	-14.8%	6,693	2,214	581	721	1,213	314	222	1,963
Aug 2025	20,361	-2.6%	7,565	2,646	557	819	1,179	364	247	2,341
Jul 2025	20,897	+0.1%	8,070	2,737	569	759	840	397	220	2,521
Jun 2025	20,869	-0.2%	7,633	2,520	720	962	1,236	398	314	2,443
May 2025	20,907	+12.5%	7,627	2,437	586	970	1,528	391	228	2,377
Apr 2025	18,576	+0.4%	6,618	2,192	539	858	1,411	415	204	2,061
Mar 2025	18,507	+20.4%	7,034	2,001	640	757	1,476	396	218	1,951
Feb 2025	15,365	-3.3%	6,075	1,511	581	742	1,276	292	163	1,559
Jan 2025	15,897	-0.8%	6,236	1,558	709	924	1,366	277	183	1,482
Dec 2024	16,031	-4.3%	6,415	1,545	604	880	1,409	216	160	1,584
Nov 2024	16,746	-7.4%	6,605	1,724	624	937	1,545	192	215	1,695
Oct 2024	18,083	+6.3%	6,766	2,109	704	1,109	1,883	184	227	1,771
Sept 2024	17,013	-8.6%	6,473	1,967	627	942	1,708	221	240	1,868
Aug 2024	18,614	+0.5%	7,065	2,281	701	1,040	1,703	226	275	2,086
Jul 2024	18,529	+3.9%	7,143	2,332	629	914	1,611	204	224	2,056
Jun 2024	17,842	+0.2%	7,050	2,050	592	916	1,530	240	242	1,891
May 2024	17,800	+6.2%	7,040	2,170	596	956	1,501	219	223	1,874
Apr 2024	16,759	+1.9%	6,684	1,933	599	886	1,726	206	222	1,570
Mar 2024	16,447	+13.2%	6,754	1,932	540	848	1,627	217	239	1,577
Feb 2024	14,535	-1.4%	6,065	1,583	534	781	1,386	193	174	1,381
Jan 2024	14,736	+2.7%	5,837	1,638	618	870	1,323	224	190	1,290
Dec 2023	14,349	-2.3%	5,622	1,451	586	874	1,249	235	189	1,362
Nov 2023	14,691	-7.1%	5,448	1,688	660	882	1,327	199	201	1,350
Oct 2023	15,811	+2.3%	5,725	2,041	606	894	1,455	183	206	1,602
Sept 2023	15,462	+0.1%	5,602	1,935	549	877	1,494	211	208	1,582
Aug 2023	15,446	-0.1%	5,229	2,144	567	978	1,509	211	198	1,568
Jul 2023	15,462	-3.1%	5,400	2,135	473	891	1,468	213	228	1,450
Jun 2023	15,952	+1.4%	5,622	2,341	499	918	1,308	239	200	1,564
May 2023	15,730	+7.5%	5,613	2,327	491	851	1,194	214	190	1,763
Apr 2023	14,636	-0.1%	5,019	2,177	493	833	1,231	221	180	1,554
Mar 2023	14,644	+6.8%	5,232	1,872	566	962	1,183	235	148	1,601
Feb 2023	13,712	—	4,739	1,713	589	868	1,127	171	173	1,480