Total Crime Rate

185.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 185.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Milton Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 80th 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 Milton Road (BS22 8AA) in the last 12 months was 185.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (BS22 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caveners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caveners Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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