Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kew Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 156th highest crime rate of 731 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 Kew Road (BS23 2NP) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kew Road (BS23 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near King'S Lane. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kew Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Quadrant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arundell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edinburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tivoli Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worthy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Joseph'S Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthy Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Longton Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Tivoli Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting King'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting King'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longton Grove Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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