Total Crime Rate

483.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

320.8 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 483.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 320.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.8 10/10
  • Public order 54.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lonsdale Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 21st 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 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 483.3 per 1,000 residents and was 138.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 320.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Avenue (BS23 3SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lonsdale Avenue. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lonsdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Baildon Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Windermere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Taverners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Taverners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taverners Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taverners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baildon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St Andrew'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Downside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Downside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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