Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 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 57.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Montpelier area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 314th 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 Montpelier (BS23 2RH) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montpelier (BS23 2RH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Montpelier area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmhyrst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wooler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Montepelier Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmhyrst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elmhyrst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street
Apr 2026Drugs Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tivoli Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tivoli Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hans Price Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Arundell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montpelier East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hans Price Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road

Data Sources

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