Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cardigan Crescent area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 240th lowest 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 Cardigan Crescent (BS22 8NT) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cardigan Crescent (BS22 8NT), 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.
View Crime In Weston-super-Mare Milton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Belvedere Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Saville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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