Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodpecker Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodpecker Drive (BS22 8SL) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodpecker Drive (BS22 8SL), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodpecker Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pelican Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bittern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bittern Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Bittern Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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