Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Josephs Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 190th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Josephs Road (BS23 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Josephs Road (BS23 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King'S Lane, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palmer Row (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Weston-super-Mare Central

Crime Over Time in St Josephs Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St John'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft King'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longton Grove Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palmer Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmer Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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