Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Barrows area has the 38th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 90th highest crime rate of 733 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 The Barrows (BS22 8PA) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Weston-super-Mare South average (192.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 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 crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Barrows (BS22 8PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aisecome Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Barrows area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aisecome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locking Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martindale Court
Sep 2025Public order Clover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campion Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aisecome Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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