Community safety
We aim to make South Gloucestershire a safe place to live and work. We work with local police and communities to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour.
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Our partnership plan and priorities
You can read our Safer and Stronger Communities Strategic Partnership Plan. The priorities of this are to prevent:
- sexual violence and violence against women and girls
- domestic violence and abuse
- hate crime
Attend a community meeting
To get involved in finding solutions to issues affecting your neighbourhood you can attend a local community meeting.
Avon and Somerset Police also hold regular beat surgeries and ‘Have your Say’ meetings in shopping centres, libraries and community centres where you can talk directly to your neighbourhood policing team.
Details can be found on their Neighbourhood policing webpage.
Safer high streets
We are working to enhance safety across our area’s high streets through targeted outreach and crime prevention work.
Featuring increased visibility from both council and police teams, we are running stalls with neighbour police teams where you can get advice on safety-related issues and learn more about what we are doing to make our high streets safer and welcoming for all.
This work is funded by the government’s Safer Streets campaign.
In August 2025 we focused on Chipping Sodbury, Kingswood, Thornbury and Yate – town centres with active night-time economies that sometimes experience alcohol related incidents and anti-social behaviour.
In December 2025 the Safer Streets stall visits Emersons Green, Bradley Stoke and Staple Hill.
Find guidance below from our community safety team on looking after yourself when you go out, along with links to further information.
Show everyone respect. Be the reason someone feels safe – not the reason they feel uncomfortable.
Find advice on healthy relationships for adults on our information and advice website South Glos LIFE
No means no
If someone isn’t interested, stop. Pushing, pressuring, or touching someone without consent is never OK.
Our information on tackling violence against women and girls
Spot drink spiking
Watch for sudden confusion, wobbliness, drowsiness or sickness. Stay with them. Tell staff. Call 999 if needed.
Spiking factsheet (GOV.UK)
Call it out
If you see inappropriate behaviour – especially from people you know – speak up.
Help stop it – from the government’s ENOUGH campaign
Stay together
Check in with your friends and look out for one another. Make sure everyone gets home safely – pre-book your cab home and never use an unlicensed taxi.
Our advice on using taxis safely
Know your limits
Slow down, stay hydrated and be aware of how much you have had.
Check our healthy lifestyles website One You for tips and tools for building better drinking habits
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Report unsafe streets
StreetSafe is a pilot service launched by the police where you can anonymously report public places where you have felt or feel unsafe.
StreetSafe is not for reporting crime or incidents.
Find out more on POLICE.UK’s StreetSafe page.
CCTV
CCTV is an important tool to help tackle crime and keep communities safe.
We have 83 CCTV cameras located throughout our town centres and neighbourhoods. These are shown on the map below.
Our cameras are connected to a fibre optic network that is monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
They have the latest technology such as pan, tilt, and zoom which allows the field of view (what can be seen by the camera) to be moved as and when needed, giving us excellent quality images.
Reviewing CCTV footage
In partnership with Avon and Somerset Police we have a state-of-the-art review suite to monitor activity throughout South Gloucestershire. Evidential footage from our CCTV cameras can be viewed and investigated by authorised officers.
Privacy and code of practice
Our CCTV systems comply with the requirements and principles of the Data Protection Act 2018 and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000
Our code of practice sets out how we and our partners make sure the operation of our CCTV systems complies with the law.
Certification of community safety CCTV
Our Community Safety team have been awarded the full certification by the National Security Inspectorate (NSI).
This certification is proof that our community safety CCTV complies with the surveillance camera code of practice and that it is used clearly, effectively and fairly.
Metrobus CCTV
Our community safety CCTV is being used to support the Metrobus rapid transit scheme.
Cameras are installed at Metrobus stops in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire for the safety and security of passengers using this bus service.
Metrobus camera locations
There are 25 camera locations along the Metrobus route in South Gloucestershire. You can find them on the CCTV camera location map as red icons when you view the larger map.
Why CCTV is on Metrobus
The use of bus stop CCTV was included as part of the Metrobus project. The positive benefits were highlighted in the planning stages and include improving safety for all users especially those from vulnerable groups.
Privacy
The privacy of residents living nearby has been respected. The set-up of the cameras makes sure that the surrounding residential addresses are not captured by the cameras.
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Contact us
If you need CCTV evidence you must call the police on 999 in an emergency or call 101 for non-emergency incidents. The police will make any CCTV requests needed.
If you have any further questions about CCTV in your local area you can:
- phone: 01454 868751
- email: communitysafetyteam@southglos.gov.uk
Serious violence and child exploitation
We work with partners including the police, social workers, schools and youth teams to prevent, reduce and resolve issues of violence and child exploitation.
This includes things like knife crime, drugs and county lines and children being coerced into carrying out criminal activity.
South Gloucestershire has its own violence reduction partnership (VRP) which forms part of a regional operation covering Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, Somerset and North Somerset as well as South Gloucestershire.
You can find more information on the VRP on the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner’s website.