Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Severn Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 146th highest crime rate of 733 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 Severn Road (BS23 1DN) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Road (BS23 1DN), 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 Severn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clarence Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walliscote Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walliscote Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walliscote Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Severn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitecross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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