Total Crime Rate

666.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

410.9 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 666.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 410.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 321.7 10/10
  • Public order 69.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Drugs 58.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.3 10/10
  • Other theft 42.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Robbery 11.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Lower Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 9th highest crime rate of 731 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 666.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% higher than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 410.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street 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 2026Public order South Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthy Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park 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 Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Post Office Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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