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

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 1LF) 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 1LF), 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.