Total Crime Rate

177.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 177.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Locking Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 86th 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 Locking Road (BS23 3DF) in the last 12 months was 177.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locking Road (BS23 3DF), 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 Locking Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lyons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swiss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Terrace
Apr 2026Public order Camden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Fox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Fox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lyons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevelyan Road
Apr 2026Other crime Lyons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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