South Gloucestershire

At a glance, population and employment estimates for South Gloucestershire.

Population: 287,816
People in Employment: 142,080 (77.6%)
People Inactive: 35,340 (19.3%)
People Unemployed: 5,750 (3.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 113k
Median Salary: £28,830
Mean Salary: £31,817

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for South Gloucestershire. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in South Gloucestershire for 2024

South Gloucestershires most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 7,305 crimes and in 2022 there were 7,314 crimes. Which is an decrease of 9 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	7,305	480	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	3,128	174	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,893	169	Getting Better
Public order	2,052	125	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,778	118	Getting Better
Other theft	1,539	101	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,238	83	Getting Better
Burglary	849	51	Getting Better
Other crime	293	33	Getting Better
Drugs	263	14	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	210	13	Getting Better
Robbery	188	11	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	89	5	Getting Better
Theft from the person	57	2	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in South Gloucestershire

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Pilning & Severn Beach has the highest crime rate of all the wards in South Gloucestershire, with 1615 crimes and 320 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Winterbourne has 355 crimes and 48 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Pilning & Severn Beach	151	30
Yate Central	84	9
Staple Hill & Mangotsfield	79	5
Yate North	73	6
Filton	70	6
Frampton Cotterell	70	5
New Cheltenham	58	6
Frenchay & Downend	57	4
Bradley Stoke South	54	5
Thornbury	48	4
Hanham	44	3
Longwell Green	44	4
Stoke Gifford	41	3
Dodington	37	4
Winterbourne	36	5
Emersons Green	36	2
Parkwall & Warmley	35	4
Bitton & Oldland Common	35	4
Boyd Valley	35	3
Charfield	33	7
Bradley Stoke North	32	3
Chipping Sodbury & Cotswold Edge	24	3
Patchway Coniston	24	4
Severn Vale	23	2
Charlton & Cribbs	8	1
Stoke Park & Cheswick	0	0
Woodstock	0	0
Kingswood	0	0

Crime map for South Gloucestershire

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for South Gloucestershire

The average property price in South Gloucestershire is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in South Gloucestershire is higher than average. Building and selling properties in South Gloucestershire could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£593,995.01	£382,612.64	£298,773.47	£198,701.08
2022	£567,078.98	£365,840.13	£287,242.08	£190,538.12
2021	£501,807.41	£323,910.34	£256,561.97	£176,107.82
2020	£460,753.61	£300,375.60	£237,942.13	£167,959.49
2019	£450,346.39	£293,746.09	£232,389.43	£168,393.44
2018	£442,744.19	£288,501.10	£229,068.47	£168,361.95
2017	£426,837.78	£277,465.21	£221,152.58	£166,272.76
2016	£401,416.09	£261,275.18	£209,546.15	£154,273.20
2015	£363,725.78	£236,868.59	£190,687.48	£139,914.88
2014	£333,423.19	£217,787.00	£176,249.15	£129,586.35
2013	£306,385.67	£199,318.09	£161,950.47	£119,119.43
2012	£297,476.69	£193,497.45	£157,332.27	£117,028.03
2011	£293,340.46	£188,824.90	£153,361.27	£115,993.11
2010	£293,681.83	£191,073.43	£155,860.01	£118,065.00

Property prices over time for South Gloucestershire

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for South Gloucestershire

The median salary in South Gloucestershire is £28,830 and the mean salary in South Gloucestershire is £31,817.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 113k
Median Salary: £28,830
Annual Percentage Change: 10.8%
Mean Salary: £31,817

Salary comparison between South Gloucestershire and South West

See how South Gloucestershire compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. South Gloucestershire ranks 4 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham	41k	£34,961	14.8%	£38,610	11.2%
Forest of Dean	24k	£30,120	27.8%	£32,813	11.4%
Bristol, City of UA	173k	£29,923	11.1%	£32,238	5.8%
North Somerset UA	74k	£29,026	16.3%	£32,491	11.3%
Swindon UA	89k	£28,164	3.4%	£34,161	6.8%
Wiltshire UA	177k	£28,033	12.8%	£32,009	5.2%
Bath and North East Somerset UA	71k	£27,614	14.1%	£35,345	19.5%
Stroud	42k	£27,606	9.7%	£32,948	8.7%
Cotswold	28k	£26,953	22.1%	£34,455	16.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	131k	£26,714	9.8%	£31,862	10.7%
Dorset UA	127k	£26,446	7.6%	£30,561	11.4%
South Hams	26k	£26,370	9.6%	£28,265	-2.6%
Gloucester	43k	£25,766	8.9%	£30,531	14.4%
Exeter	48k	£25,553	9.5%	£29,292	9.6%
Mid Devon	29k	£25,048	0.0%	£27,831	0.0%
North Devon	36k	£25,035	17.3%	£25,340	9.5%
Cornwall UA	169k	£24,510	14.9%	£27,014	13.0%
Plymouth UA	91k	£23,433	6.2%	£25,656	8.1%
Teignbridge	39k	£23,283	8.3%	£27,325	8.9%
Torbay UA	46k	£22,678	-2.6%	£25,355	1.9%
Torridge	25k	£22,300	0.0%	£24,572	4.8%
West Devon	17k	£21,639	10.7%	£23,139	1.3%
Tewkesbury	31k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Devon	44k	£0	0.0%	£31,403	11.8%
Isles of Scilly	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%