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

Bristol Road Lower 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 Bristol Road Lower (BS23 2PR) 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 Bristol Road Lower (BS23 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 71 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arundell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Quadrant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edinburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Tivoli Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tivoli Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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