Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 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 121.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitecross Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 139th 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 Whitecross Road (BS23 1EN) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Weston-super-Mare South average (203.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Road (BS23 1EN), 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 Whitecross Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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
Apr 2026Burglary Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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