Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Locking Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 731 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 8PS) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locking Road (BS22 8PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martindale Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Green (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Locking Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wren Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wren Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Garsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay Tree View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baytree View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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