Total Crime Rate

3591.4 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 3591.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1488.4 10/10
  • Public order 621.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 541.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 325.6 10/10
  • Other theft 199.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 132.9 10/10
  • Drugs 96.4 10/10
  • Other crime 43.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 43.2 10/10
  • Burglary 36.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
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

The Sovereign Centre area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the highest crime rate of 733 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 The Sovereign Centre (BS23 1HL) in the last 12 months was 3591.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1769.9% 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 448 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 653 (≈ 2169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sovereign Centre (BS23 1HL), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Street. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Sovereign Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/183)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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