Burglary in Avon and Somerset: police data to August 2026

Police.uk open data for Avon and Somerset to August 2026, analysed by CCTV Master. Part of our UK burglary study; updated quarterly; this edition was published 8 October 2026.

Key findings

• Avon and Somerset Constabulary recorded 7,797 burglaries in the year to August 2026, against 6,829 in the year before (+14.2%). That is a statistically clear rise, and larger than the change across England and Wales.
• Council areas: burglary rose in 4 of the 5 council areas below; in the rest the change was too small to call.
• Busiest month: November averaged 21.6 burglaries a day over three years, 18.7% more than December.
• Nationally: burglary changed by -2.9% across 39 forces and rose in 15 of them; Avon and Somerset's change ranks 3 of 39 (1 is the largest rise).

Burglary by council area in Avon and Somerset

Recorded burglaries in each council area where Avon and Somerset Constabulary recorded at least 80% of the burglaries:

Council area	Year to August 2025	Year to August 2026	Change	Per 1,000 residents
Bath and North East Somerset	634	813	+28.2% (rose)	4.2
Bristol	2,395	3,016	+25.9% (rose)	6.4
North Somerset	656	710	+8.2% (little changed)	3.3
Somerset	1,572	1,767	+12.4% (rose)	3.1
South Gloucestershire	932	1,151	+23.5% (rose)	4.0

A change is called a rise or a fall only when it is statistically clear and at least 10%; see how the study is compiled. Rates use Census 2021 residents. police.uk burglary includes business premises, so council areas with many businesses and few residents show higher rates: they are context, not a ranking. A further 9 burglaries recorded by Avon and Somerset Constabulary in the year to August 2026 were placed in council areas mostly policed by other forces (Dorset, Cotswold, Caerphilly, East Devon, Stratford-on-Avon and others); they count towards the force total but not the table.

Outcome figures are left out for Avon and Somerset: most of its burglaries show "Status update unavailable" on police.uk, so the share ending without a suspect cannot be measured.

When burglary peaks in Avon and Somerset

Average recorded burglaries per day in each calendar month, over three years (September 2023 to August 2026):

Month	Per day
January	20.4
February	20.2
March	19.3
April	20.1
May	19.5
June	19.7
July	18.6
August	19.1
September	18.7
October	20.2
November	21.6
December	18.2

Data notes

• Figures are police.uk street-level records for Avon and Somerset Constabulary, September 2023 to August 2026. They are operational data, not official statistics, and can differ from ONS and Home Office publications.
• 4.2% of the burglaries the force recorded in the year to August 2026 had no location; they count towards the force total only.
• Council areas are named as they are today, so police.uk's older district names are counted under the council that replaced them in April 2023: Mendip, Sedgemoor, Somerset West and Taunton, South Somerset as Somerset.
• How the study is compiled: methodology.

Edition history

Figures quoted from an earlier edition stay traceable here:

Edition	Burglaries (year to edition)	Change on the year before
August 2026	7,797	+14.2%

If you are reviewing your home security

This section is practical guidance, not a finding from the data.

• Check what your cameras show at night. Most burglaries end without a suspect being identified, and a camera only helps if a face or a number plate can be made out after dark.
• Keep footage long enough to hand over. A burglary discovered days later needs a recording that still exists. Work out how many days your recorder holds with the CCTV storage calculator.
• Know the rules before you record beyond your boundary. Our UK burglary study summarises the ICO guidance on home CCTV.

Reuse and sources

• police.uk open data and its August 2026 archive.
• Population: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021 usual residents (Nomis).

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About this study. Compiled by CCTV Master, Quill St, Hanger Ln, London W5 1DN. CCTV Master is operated by CCTV MASTER LTD (company number 16356510). No police force or public body was involved in, or has endorsed, this analysis.