Crime Rate in Weston, ward

Weston has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset district and the 1883rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 267th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Weston in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Bath and North East Somerset district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Weston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 172 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Weston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.