Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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

Canterbury Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle , and the 131st highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Close (BS22 7TS) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Close (BS22 7TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cabot Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stodelegh Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harvey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becket Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bilbie Road —
Apr 2026Other theft York Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becket Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylor Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Becket Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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