Total Crime Rate

160.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 160.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Drove Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 731 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 3NY) in the last 12 months was 160.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drove Road (BS23 3NY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Drove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sandringham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road
Apr 2026Burglary Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stradling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holts Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Holts Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickenson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stradling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road

Data Sources

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