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

Upper Church Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 33rd 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 Upper Church Road (BS23 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 327.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 244.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Church Road (BS23 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.