Total Crime Rate

593.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 593.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 259.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.6 10/10
  • Public order 62.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.5 10/10
  • Other theft 46.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.1 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • 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

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 2AQ) 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 2AQ), the main crime hotspot is near South Parade. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Weston-super-Mare Central

Crime Over Time in Lower Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Sep 2025Public order South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wadham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadham Street —

Data Sources

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