Crime Rates at Gerard Road, Weston-super-mare, BS23 2RF

Gerard Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 12th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gerard Road (BS23 2RF) in the last 12 months was 604.9 per 1,000 residents and was 197.8% higher than the Weston-super-Mare South average (203.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 351.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerard Road (BS23 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baker Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alfred Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.