Crime Rates at High Street, Weston-super-mare, BS23 1HA

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 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 High Street (BS23 1HA) in the last 12 months was 3810.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1776.3% higher 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 458 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 8 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -13.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 641 (≈ 2129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BS23 1HA), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Street. Police recorded 344 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.