Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

South Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 214th 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 South Road (BS23 2HE) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (BS23 2HE), 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 South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Raglan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birnbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paragon Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birnbeck Road 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 2026Other theft Raglan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manilla Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birnbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birnbeck Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Shrubbery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madeira Road —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Birnbeck Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birnbeck Road —
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Data Sources

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