Total Crime Rate
3591.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Regent Street area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Street (BS23 1SR) in the last 12 months was 3591.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1769.9% 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 448 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 653 (≈ 2169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Regent Street (BS23 1SR), 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 | Other theft | Alexandra Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waterloo Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterloo Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterloo Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alexandra Parade | Under investigation |
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