Total Crime Rate

256.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.3 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 256.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Prospect Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 50th highest crime rate of 731 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 Prospect Place (BS23 1RW) in the last 12 months was 256.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 128.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Place (BS23 1RW), 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 Prospect Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/128)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Palmer Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Alexandra Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alexandra Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexandra Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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