Total Crime Rate

225.7 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 225.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.3 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 61st 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 Albert Road (BS23 1ER) in the last 12 months was 225.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% higher than the Weston-super-Mare South average (192.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 163.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (BS23 1ER), 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 Albert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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 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 Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wilton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langport Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Neva Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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