Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 61.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

South Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 291st highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (BS23 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (BS23 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Birnbeck Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Weston-super-Mare Hillside

Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birnbeck Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birnbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madeira Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paragon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Birnbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Claremont Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birnbeck Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Birnbeck 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Birnbeck Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Place Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑