Total Crime Rate

3810.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2129.6 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 3810.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2129.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1521.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 611.3 10/10
  • Public order 551.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 345.5 10/10
  • Other theft 212.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 202.7 10/10
  • Drugs 116.3 10/10
  • Burglary 53.2 10/10
  • Other crime 46.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.9 10/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
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

Knightstone Road area has the highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the highest crime rate of 731 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 Knightstone Road (BS23 2AH) in the last 12 months was 3810.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1776.3% 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 458 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 8 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -13.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 641 (≈ 2129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightstone Road (BS23 2AH), the main crime hotspot is near South Parade. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knightstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthy Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthy Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Post Office Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Apr 2026Other theft St Margaret'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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