Crime in Thornbury
Recorded crime in Thornbury is 0.9 times the South Gloucestershire average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 41%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Thornbury: about 13,256 residents in 11 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 6.8/10Good
- 5-year change
- +41%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the South Gloucestershire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Thornbury.
Crime over 5 years
Up 41% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Thornbury, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the South Gloucestershire average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 70% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Robbery: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 70% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 13 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in South Gloucestershire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole South Gloucestershire council area, not only Thornbury. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 419 | 1.4 | Down 16% |
| Cars broken into | 535 | 1.7 | Down 15% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 634 | 2.1 | Down 30% |
| Burglary of homes | 573 | 1.9 | Up 21% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in BS35
In BS35, the postcode district at the centre of Thornbury, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 694 | 4% | 4% | 70% | 2% | 20% |
| Shoplifting | 180 | 7% | 14% | 24% | 2% | 52% |
| Public order | 170 | 2% | 2% | 58% | 6% | 32% |
| Other theft | 119 | 3% | 5% | 18% | 4% | 70% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 111 | 5% | 3% | 37% | 5% | 50% |
| Burglary | 70 | 6% | 0% | 17% | 11% | 66% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 56 | 0% | 0% | 13% | 2% | 86% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 38% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
South Gloucestershire, 2023 to 2025: 358 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 102 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 17 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.2 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 28% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 2.8 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 21.4 |
| Drugs | 0.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.2 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 3.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 6.3 |
| Public order | 5.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 2.4 |
Postcode districts in Thornbury
Nearby towns
Council: South Gloucestershire
Questions about crime in Thornbury
- Is Thornbury a safe place to live?
- Thornbury scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the South Gloucestershire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Thornbury?
- Up 41% over 5 years, from 554 recorded crimes a year to 778.
- What is the most common crime in Thornbury?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 21 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Thornbury compare with South Gloucestershire?
- Crime severity in Thornbury is 0.9 times the South Gloucestershire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Thornbury?
- In BS35, the postcode district at the centre of Thornbury, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 3% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Thornbury?
- Of 70 burglaries reported in BS35, the postcode district at the centre of Thornbury between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 11% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Thornbury?
- In South Gloucestershire, the council area Thornbury is in, the police recorded 419 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.4 per 1,000 residents, down 16% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Thornbury?
- 634 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in South Gloucestershire, the council area Thornbury is in, 2.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Thornbury last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in South Gloucestershire, the council area Thornbury is in, against 1 the year before.