Total Crime Rate

916.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

245.4 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 916.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 291.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 245.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.5 10/10
  • Other theft 88.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 83.3 10/10
  • Public order 55.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 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

Lonsdale Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 5th 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 Lonsdale Avenue (BS23 3SE) in the last 12 months was 916.7 per 1,000 residents and was 351.4% 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 Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 245.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Avenue (BS23 3SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lonsdale Avenue (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lonsdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stradling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holts Way 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas 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 Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stradling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Windermere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime St Andrew'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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