Total Crime Rate

239.3 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 239.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.4 10/10
  • Public order 55.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Kewstoke Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 54th 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 Kewstoke Road (BS23 2ER) in the last 12 months was 239.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 165.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Kewstoke Road (BS23 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Birnbeck Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Kewstoke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birnbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birnbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camp Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Birnbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camp Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camp Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birnbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birnbeck Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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