Total Crime Rate
167.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellsea Grove area has the 40th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 99th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wellsea Grove (BS23 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 167.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Weston-super-Mare South average (192.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellsea Grove (BS23 3LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutton Moor Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Locking Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Weston-super-Mare South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesham Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chesham Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brookland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southmead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hutton Moor Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Locking Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hutton Moor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marconi Close | Under investigation |
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