Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Verbena Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Verbena Way (BS22 6RF) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Banwell & Winscombe average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Verbena Way (BS22 6RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackberry Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Weston-super-Mare South Worle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sefton Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sefton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Poplars | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Poplars | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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