Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Severn Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 296th 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 Severn Road (BS23 1DU) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ).

In the area around Severn Road (BS23 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 188 crimes here, including 35 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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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