Total Crime Rate
122.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Winscombe Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 137th 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 Winscombe Road (BS23 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winscombe Road (BS23 3PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewisham Grove (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Weston-super-Mare South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pottery Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pottery Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pottery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pottery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stepping Stone Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stepping Stone Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodview Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodview Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hildesheim Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hildesheim Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hildesheim Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyvern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shipham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wyvern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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