Crime Rates at Drove Road, Weston-super-mare, BS23 3NT

Drove Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drove Road (BS23 3NT) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (BS23 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Holts Way. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.