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

Bristol Road Lower area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 264th lowest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bristol Road Lower (BS23 2RS) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road Lower (BS23 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arundell Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerard Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.