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Avon and Somerset Constabulary

police force · England · code E23000036

The Home Office counted 3,402 full-time equivalent police officers at Avon and Somerset Constabulary on 31 March 2026. That is down 1% from 3,430 on 31 March 2007.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary recorded 175,347 crimes, excluding fraud, in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the Home Office. That is up 79% from 97,857 in April 2012 to March 2013. It is the highest figure in the 14 periods shown here.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary carried out 5,740 stop and searches in April 2025 to March 2026, the Home Office reports.

Across the 20 years shown, the Home Office's full-time equivalent count of officers at Avon and Somerset Constabulary was lowest at 2,596 (31 March 2018) and highest at 3,430 (31 March 2007).

Officers and staff

Police officers (full-time equivalent)
3,402
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Includes officers on career breaks or seconded into the force; excludes those seconded out to central services.
Police staff and designated officers (full-time equivalent)
2,733
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Police community support officers (full-time equivalent)
221
31 March 2026 · Home Office
Special constables (headcount)
154
31 March 2026 · Home Office
3,4302,597 31 March 200731 March 2026
2,7401,667 31 March 200731 March 2026
430221 31 March 200731 March 2026
578154 31 March 200731 March 2026
Police officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 20073,430
31 March 20083,407
31 March 20093,356
31 March 20103,302
31 March 20113,210
31 March 20123,039
31 March 20132,873
31 March 20142,800
31 March 20152,707
31 March 20162,692
31 March 20172,667
31 March 20182,597
31 March 20192,676
31 March 20202,803
31 March 20212,997
31 March 20223,058
31 March 20233,330
31 March 20243,294
31 March 20253,327
31 March 20263,402
Police staff and designated officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 20072,208
31 March 20082,289
31 March 20092,206
31 March 20101,872
31 March 20111,830
31 March 20121,667
31 March 20131,779
31 March 20141,849
31 March 20151,968
31 March 20161,999
31 March 20171,997
31 March 20182,257
31 March 20192,294
31 March 20202,413
31 March 20212,660
31 March 20222,656
31 March 20232,682
31 March 20242,733
31 March 20252,740
31 March 20262,733
Police community support officers (full-time equivalent)
31 March 2007302
31 March 2008377
31 March 2009381
31 March 2010430
31 March 2011416
31 March 2012365
31 March 2013356
31 March 2014334
31 March 2015331
31 March 2016325
31 March 2017316
31 March 2018325
31 March 2019306
31 March 2020319
31 March 2021379
31 March 2022366
31 March 2023307
31 March 2024282
31 March 2025225
31 March 2026221
Special constables (headcount)
31 March 2007404
31 March 2008444
31 March 2009428
31 March 2010449
31 March 2011497
31 March 2012578
31 March 2013568
31 March 2014529
31 March 2015453
31 March 2016394
31 March 2017343
31 March 2018329
31 March 2019314
31 March 2020289
31 March 2021305
31 March 2022289
31 March 2023235
31 March 2024208
31 March 2025201
31 March 2026154

Recorded crime

Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
175,347
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded violence against the person
69,922
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded theft offences
50,991
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded sexual offences
7,765
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Recorded robbery
2,918
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
175k97k 2012/132025/26
70k16k 2012/132025/26
55k33k 2012/132025/26
7,7651,460 2012/132025/26
2,918731 2012/132025/26
Recorded crime (excluding fraud)
April 2012 to March 201397,857
April 2013 to March 201496,867
April 2014 to March 201597,989
April 2015 to March 2016119,775
April 2016 to March 2017139,986
April 2017 to March 2018140,317
April 2018 to March 2019137,560
April 2019 to March 2020141,217
April 2020 to March 2021121,775
April 2021 to March 2022140,431
April 2022 to March 2023142,183
April 2023 to March 2024150,861
April 2024 to March 2025168,350
April 2025 to March 2026175,347
Recorded violence against the person
April 2012 to March 201316,182
April 2013 to March 201416,932
April 2014 to March 201520,384
April 2015 to March 201631,477
April 2016 to March 201739,840
April 2017 to March 201841,167
April 2018 to March 201943,236
April 2019 to March 202045,352
April 2020 to March 202143,986
April 2021 to March 202254,489
April 2022 to March 202352,853
April 2023 to March 202458,148
April 2024 to March 202567,663
April 2025 to March 202669,922
Recorded theft offences
April 2012 to March 201349,835
April 2013 to March 201448,727
April 2014 to March 201548,881
April 2015 to March 201653,152
April 2016 to March 201755,479
April 2017 to March 201853,320
April 2018 to March 201949,865
April 2019 to March 202047,550
April 2020 to March 202133,209
April 2021 to March 202236,568
April 2022 to March 202342,719
April 2023 to March 202446,661
April 2024 to March 202551,584
April 2025 to March 202650,991
Recorded sexual offences
April 2012 to March 20131,460
April 2013 to March 20141,869
April 2014 to March 20152,279
April 2015 to March 20163,384
April 2016 to March 20173,959
April 2017 to March 20184,502
April 2018 to March 20194,381
April 2019 to March 20204,439
April 2020 to March 20213,911
April 2021 to March 20225,583
April 2022 to March 20235,279
April 2023 to March 20246,179
April 2024 to March 20257,658
April 2025 to March 20267,765
Recorded robbery
April 2012 to March 2013898
April 2013 to March 2014731
April 2014 to March 2015922
April 2015 to March 20161,004
April 2016 to March 20171,195
April 2017 to March 20181,376
April 2018 to March 20191,498
April 2019 to March 20201,871
April 2020 to March 20211,442
April 2021 to March 20221,601
April 2022 to March 20231,641
April 2023 to March 20242,208
April 2024 to March 20252,516
April 2025 to March 20262,918

Stop and search and arrests

Stop and searches (all powers)
5,740
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Stop and searches under section 1 of PACE
5,740
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Section 1 searches that led to an arrest
19.9%
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office
Arrests for notifiable offences
14,916
April 2025 to March 2026 · Home Office

Local areas

Council areas in this police force area: Bath and North East Somerset · Bristol, City of · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Where Avon and Somerset Constabulary sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Avon and Somerset Constabulary this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

Police officer numbers · Crime Survey for England and Wales

Sources

Police forces · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026