Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 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 72.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bristol Road Lower area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 235th 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 Bristol Road Lower (BS23 2PP) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road Lower (BS23 2PP), 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 Palmer Row (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Road Lower area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Longton Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edinburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Quadrant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting King'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worthy Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Worthy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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