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

Bristol Road Lower area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 151st 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 2PW) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road Lower (BS23 2PW), the main crime hotspot is near South Parade. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.