Total Crime Rate

153.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.9 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 153.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Drove Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 98th 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 Drove Road (BS23 3NG) in the last 12 months was 153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (BS23 3NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holts Way (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road
Apr 2026Public order Holts Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holts Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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