Total Crime Rate

434.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 434.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 295.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Public order 47.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Clifton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 17th 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 Clifton Road (BS23 1BW) in the last 12 months was 434.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (343.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (BS23 1BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 155 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 Clifton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Malvern Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langport Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road North Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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