Total Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pitman Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 84th highest crime rate of 733 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 Pitman Road (BS23 1YN) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitman Road (BS23 1YN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pitman Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langport Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Graham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neva Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Neva Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neva Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neva Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Severn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ellenborough Park North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellenborough Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellenborough Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitecross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitecross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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