Total Crime Rate

294.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 294.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.7 10/10
  • Other theft 46.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Methwyn Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 39th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Methwyn Close (BS22 8LD) in the last 12 months was 294.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Weston-super-Mare South average (203.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methwyn Close (BS22 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Hutton Moor Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Methwyn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hutton Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Southmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Selwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Selwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Moor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hutton Moor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hutton Moor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hutton Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hutton Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hutton Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hutton Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutton Moor Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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