Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 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 58.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandpiper Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 306th highest 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 Sandpiper Drive (BS22 8UH) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Drive (BS22 8UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nin Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bittern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwood Close
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lark Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Poplars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Poplars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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