Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruddymead area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clevedon South , and the 149th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruddymead (BS21 5EP) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 173.3% higher than the Clevedon South average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruddymead (BS21 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillview Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ruddymead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halswell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bradford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newport Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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