Total Crime Rate

131.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Austen Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle , and the 130th highest crime rate of 733 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 Austen Drive (BS22 7UY) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austen Drive (BS22 7UY), the main crime hotspot is near Stodelegh Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle

Crime Over Time in Austen Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cabot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stodelegh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llewellyn Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gradwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cabot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cabot Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Taylor Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stodelegh Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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