Crime Rates at Lower Church Road, Weston-super-mare, BS23 2AG

Lower Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 733 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 Lower Church Road (BS23 2AG) in the last 12 months was 593.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (343.3 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 Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 337.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Church Road (BS23 2AG), 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.