Recorded crime rate in Avon and Somerset
Police recorded 95.8 offences per 1,000 residents in Avon and Somerset (South West) in the year ending December 2025, based on official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics (173,771 recorded offences across a population of 1,813,665). That is 15% above the England-and-Wales average of 83.4 per 1,000 for the same period.
These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending — they are context, not a measure of how safe an area is, and say nothing about its residents.
- Recorded crime / 1,000
- 95.8
- Recorded offences
- 173,771
- vs England & Wales
- +15%
Recorded crime by offence group
Rate per 1,000 residents, year ending December 2025.
| Offence group | Rate / 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Violence against the person | 38.1 |
| Residential burglary | 2.6 |
| Vehicle offences | 5.1 |
| Robbery | 1.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.8 |
Note: anti-social behaviour is an incident category, not a notifiable recorded offence, so it is not included. Fraud is recorded centrally rather than by area and is excluded from these totals.
Other Police Force Areas in South West
Frequently asked questions
- What is the recorded crime rate in Avon and Somerset?
- Avon and Somerset police recorded 95.8 offences per 1,000 residents in the year ending December 2025 (173,771 recorded offences across a population of 1,813,665), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics.
- How does the crime rate in Avon and Somerset compare with England and Wales?
- Avon and Somerset's recorded-crime rate of 95.8 per 1,000 is 15% above the England-and-Wales average of 83.4 per 1,000 for the same period. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, so they are context rather than a measure of how safe a place is.
- How much violence against the person is recorded in Avon and Somerset?
- Police recorded 38.1 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Avon and Somerset in the year ending December 2025 (official Home Office statistics).
- What is the residential burglary rate in Avon and Somerset?
- Avon and Somerset recorded 2.6 residential burglary offences per 1,000 residents in the year ending December 2025 (official Home Office statistics).
- Where does this Avon and Somerset crime data come from?
- These are official recorded-crime statistics: counts come from the Home Office police-recorded-crime open data for Avon and Somerset, and the rate per 1,000 uses the ONS mid-2024 population estimate for the same Police Force Area. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally, not by area) and cover the year ending December 2025. They are published under the Open Government Licence and presented as neutral context only.
Reference period: year ending December 2025 (population: ONS mid-2024). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime (PFA) + ONS mid-2024 PFA population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.