Total Crime Rate

145.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 145.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stafford Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 109th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Road (BS23 3BW) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 106.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (BS23 3BW), the main crime hotspot is near Baker Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ashcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lyons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lyons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lyons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lyons Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trevelyan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trevelyan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevelyan Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevelyan Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevelyan Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakford Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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