Crime Rates at Upper Bristol Road, Weston-super-mare, BS22 8BT

Upper Bristol Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 58th 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 Upper Bristol Road (BS22 8BT) in the last 12 months was 229.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (343.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Bristol Road (BS22 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Brow (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.