Total Crime Rate

409.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

231.0 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 409.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 231.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.1 9/10
  • Public order 63.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Palmer Row area has the 11th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 25th 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 Row (BS23 1RY) in the last 12 months was 409.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.6% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -32.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 231.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Row (BS23 1RY), 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 Palmer Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/174)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hans Price Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hans Price Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tivoli Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Palmer Row Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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