Crime Rates at Palmer Street, Weston-super-mare, BS23 1RT

Palmer 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 Palmer Street (BS23 1RT) 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 Palmer Street (BS23 1RT), 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.