Total Crime Rate

422.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.0 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 422.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.2 10/10
  • Public order 36.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bridge Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Road (BS23 3PD) in the last 12 months was 422.0 per 1,000 residents and was 107.8% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Road (BS23 3PD), 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 Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodview Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodview Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drove Road —
Apr 2026Public order Drove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 Hildesheim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newland Road Under investigation
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 Holts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hildesheim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hildesheim Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildesheim Bridge —
Apr 2026Public order Lyons Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lyons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyons Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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