Total Crime Rate

655.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

426.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 655.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 426.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 344.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.0 10/10
  • Public order 82.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waterloo Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 10th 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 Waterloo Street (BS23 1LA) in the last 12 months was 655.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% higher than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 426.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (BS23 1LA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting King'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting King'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old Post Office Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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