Total Crime Rate

189.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 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 189.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Other crime 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Maltings area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 76th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Maltings (BS22 6JB) in the last 12 months was 189.9 per 1,000 residents and was 156.9% higher than the Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Maltings (BS22 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nin Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Maltings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrywood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherrywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Scaurs Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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