Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

The Crescent area has the 26th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 313th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (BS22 8DS) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (BS22 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Somerdale Close. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caveners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Aycote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Brow
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caveners Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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