Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Priston Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priston Close (BS22 7FL) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priston Close (BS22 7FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harvey Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyllie Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priston Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barley Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyllie Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrilow Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Harvey Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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