Total Crime Rate

596.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

298.1 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 596.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 298.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.6 10/10
  • Public order 97.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.1 10/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orchard Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 13th highest crime rate of 731 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 Orchard Street (BS23 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 596.1 per 1,000 residents and was 193.5% higher than the Weston-super-Mare South average (203.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 298.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (BS23 1RQ), 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 Orchard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/166)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Palmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Longton Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopkins Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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