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

Drove Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 65th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drove Road (BS23 3NX) in the last 12 months was 224.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 132.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (BS23 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Holts Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.