Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 200.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • 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 32nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 71st highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecross Road (BS23 1ET) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecross Road (BS23 1ET), 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.

View Crime In Weston-super-Mare Central

Crime Over Time in Whitecross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellenborough Park North —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellenborough Park North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walliscote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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