Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

The Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke , and the 211th highest 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 The Crescent (BS22 9SR) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (BS22 9SR), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Brow. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Caveners Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rendcomb Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aycote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Milton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Milton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Brow
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caveners Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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