Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 64.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 270th 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 2PY) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road Lower (BS23 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundell Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trewartha Park (6 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 2026Bicycle theft Arundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montepelier Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arundell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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