Crime Rates at Waterloo Street, Weston-super-mare, BS23 1LF

Waterloo Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 27th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Street (BS23 1LF) in the last 12 months was 344.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (343.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 2100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 213.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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