Crime Rates at Selworthy Road, Weston-super-mare, BS23 3SX

Selworthy Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 29th highest crime rate of 733 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 Selworthy Road (BS23 3SX) in the last 12 months was 342.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Weston-super-Mare South average (192.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 226.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selworthy Road (BS23 3SX), the main crime hotspot is near Lonsdale Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.