Crime Rates at Bristol Road Lower, Weston-super-mare, BS23 2PS

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 2PS) 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 2PS), 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.