Photo: Unknown author · Public domainCompared with UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Alveston has more crime per resident than four in five them
Burglary, vehicle crime and damage is lower than in 59% of UK towns; violent crime, lower than in only 32%. Annual rates stand at 29.9 violent and sexual offences and 8.4 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage for every thousand residents. Recorded violence fell 10% in a year.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Alveston
Violent crime fell over the year
In the 12 months to August 2026 police recorded 10% less violent crime per resident in Alveston than in the year before; across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people violent crime held steady. Trend ↓
More crime than many places its size
Of 1,764 UK towns of 1,000 to 3,000 people, Alveston has the 1,399th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Bruton, Sedbergh and Kirkbymoorside, higher than Romsley, Stickney and Weobley. Towns its size ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
Inside Alveston’s C+ for safety
A fairly firm grade. Built on 237 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Alveston against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
Among 1,764 towns its size, Alveston ranks 1,399th for the least graded crime
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clipsham Rutland | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Beachley Gloucestershire | 1,120 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 32 | Amberley Gloucestershire | 1,300 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 38 | Olveston Gloucestershire | 1,009 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 233 | Avening Gloucestershire | 1,054 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 1396 | Romsley Worcestershire | 1,153 | 21.7 | 16.5 | 6.4 | C+ |
| 1397 | Stickney Lincolnshire | 1,108 | 31 | 7.2 | 2.7 | C+ |
| 1398 | Weobley Herefordshire | 1,273 | 26.2 | 12.1 | 1.8 | C+ |
| 1399 | Alveston Gloucestershire | 2,065 | 29.9 | 8.4 | 2.4 | C+ |
| 1400 | Frampton on Severn Gloucestershire | 1,069 | 27.1 | 11.2 | 3.9 | C+ |
| 1401 | Pilton Somerset | 1,104 | 30.5 | 7.9 | 18.1 | C+ |
| 1402 | Belton Lincolnshire | 2,303 | 24 | 14.3 | 5.5 | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 1764 | Ingoldmells Lincolnshire | 1,928 | 259 | 64.7 | 57.2 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Alveston, and others in Gloucestershire.
How crime in Alveston has moved
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent -10% (towns its size +3%).
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Alveston runs highest on violence & sexual offences (25.2 per 1,000 against 16.6) and anti-social behaviour (6.3 per 1,000 against 5.3).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 52 | 25.2 | 16.6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 13 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| Public order | not graded | 8 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Other theft | not graded | 6 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 6 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 6 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| Other crime | not graded | 4 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 3 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| Drugs | not graded | 1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Crime in Alveston per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 7 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 3 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
No one died in a collision on Alveston’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 5 collisions with injuries inside Alveston in five years. 1 person was killed or seriously injured: 0 on foot and 0 on a bicycle.
Most UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people (94%) had no road deaths in these five years, and Alveston is one of them.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Alveston’s size at the median for UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people would see about 1 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Alveston had 1.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Alveston’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Alveston
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alveston | 2,065 | 29.9 | 8.4 | C+ |
| Thornbury | 14,483 | 30 | 8.1 | C+ |
| Olveston | 1,009 | 6.6 | 2.6 | A+ |
| Almondsbury | 2,937 | 24 | 6.2 | B |
| Bradley Stoke | 25,194 | 23.9 | 8.1 | B− |
| Patchway | 16,517 | 61.4 | 23.9 | D− |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 14,969 | 20.3 | 8.5 | B |
| Pilning | 1,400 | 14.3 | 7.4 | A− |
Alveston records more graded crime per resident than 6 of its 7 neighbours; only Patchway records more. Thornbury, 1.7 miles away, records 30 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Alveston’s 29.9.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Alveston sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Alveston
Is Alveston safe?
Police recorded 29.9 violent and sexual offences and 8.4 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Alveston’s built-up area). That earns a C+ for safety: less crime per resident than 38% of UK towns. Among 1,764 UK towns of 1,000 to 3,000 people, Alveston is 1,399th from the least crime.
Is crime going up in Alveston?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime fell 10%, burglary, vehicle crime and damage rose 15%, shoplifting and theft rose 50% and anti-social behaviour fell 19%. Across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Alveston?
Violence & sexual offences: 52 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came public order (8) and other theft (6), with 13 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Alveston compare with Yate?
Yate records 38.4 violent and sexual offences and 12.7 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Alveston’s 29.9 and 8.4, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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