Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 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 115.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lester Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 146th 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 Lester Drive (BS22 6NL) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lester Drive (BS22 6NL), the main crime hotspot is near Wynter Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lester Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Keep Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dartmouth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clovelly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clovelly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hogarth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clovelly Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clovelly Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynter Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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