Crime Rates at Orchard Street, Weston-super-mare, BS23 1RL

Orchard Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 19th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Street (BS23 1RL) in the last 12 months was 417.3 per 1,000 residents and was 117.3% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 212.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (BS23 1RL), 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.