Total Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 141.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 113th 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 Royal Crescent (BS23 2AX) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Crescent (BS23 2AX), 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 Royal Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Margaret'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order South Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wadham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Post Office Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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