Total Crime Rate
417.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hopkins 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 Hopkins Street (BS23 1RS) 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 Hopkins Street (BS23 1RS), 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.
View Crime In Weston-super-Mare South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Post Office Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterloo Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gloucester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gloucester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walliscote Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walliscote Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walliscote Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Parade | Under investigation |
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