Total Crime Rate

531.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.1 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 531.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 200.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.9 10/10
  • Public order 62.1 10/10
  • Other theft 34.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knightstone Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 17th 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 2BE) in the last 12 months was 531.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightstone Road (BS23 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Raglan Place. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 32 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 (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Knightstone Causeway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knightstone Causeway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shrubbery Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manilla Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubbery Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shrubbery Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Raglan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raglan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raglan Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raglan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birnbeck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birnbeck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paragon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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