Crime Rates at Poplar Place, Weston-super-mare, BS23 1PS

Poplar Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 70th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Place (BS23 1PS) in the last 12 months was 210.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Place (BS23 1PS), 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.