Crime Rates at Upper Church Road, Weston-super-mare, BS23 2DX

Upper Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 733 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 Upper Church Road (BS23 2DX) in the last 12 months was 361.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 232.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Church Road (BS23 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raglan Place (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.