Total Crime Rate
93.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Locking Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 186th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Locking Road (BS22 8LT) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% higher than the Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke average (64.1 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Locking Road (BS22 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutton Moor Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Locking Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesham Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesham Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southmead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hutton Moor Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brookland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marconi Close | Under investigation |
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