Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Blackthorn Gardens area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Gardens (BS22 6RZ) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Gardens (BS22 6RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Summer Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jasmine Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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