Sodbury had 293 recorded crimes in the 12 months to August 2026, which is 54 per 1,000 residents and Typical for England and Wales. Crime fell 4.2% on the previous 12 months. The most common crime was violence and sexual offences.
Police-recorded crime in the 12 months to August 2026, per 1,000 residents (Census 2021). Anti-social behaviour is not included. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. How we calculate this
All house prices in SodburyViolence and sexual offences was the most common crime in Sodbury, with 151 recorded in the 12 months to August 2026 (28 per 1,000 residents). The England and Wales rate is 35 per 1,000.
| Crime type | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offencesBelow England and Wales | 28 per 1,000 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.3 per 1,000 |
| Public order | 6.3 per 1,000 |
| Other theftBelow England and Wales | 5.7 per 1,000 |
| BurglaryBelow England and Wales | 3.1 per 1,000 |
| ShopliftingBelow England and Wales | 1.5 per 1,000 |
| Other crimeBelow England and Wales | 1.3 per 1,000 |
| DrugsBelow England and Wales | 0.7 per 1,000 |
| Vehicle crimeBelow England and Wales | 0.7 per 1,000 |
| Possession of weaponsBelow England and Wales | 0.4 per 1,000 |
| RobberyBelow England and Wales | 0.2 per 1,000 |
Tags mark crime types more than 10% above or below the England and Wales rate for the same type.
Crime fell 4.2% on the previous 12 months. 293 crimes were recorded in the 12 months to August 2026, against 306 in the 12 months before.
Crimes and anti-social behaviour each month, September 2023 to August 2026
Crime rate in Sodbury compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Gloucestershire.
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Sodbury had 54 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, which is Typical among areas in England and Wales. Crime fell 4.2% on the previous 12 months. The most common crime was violence and sexual offences. These are crimes reported to the police, not a safety rating. City-centre and retail areas have high rates because crimes against visitors and shops are counted, but only residents are in the population.
Crime rate is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Typical means the middle fifth of areas in England and Wales by crime rate. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by crime rate, from Very Low to Very High.
Police recorded 44 incidents of anti-social behaviour in Sodbury in the 12 months to August 2026, or 8.1 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately and is not included in the crime figures.
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 31 October 2026 at 19:01 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Sodbury dataset covers 343 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.