Total Crime Rate

419.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.0 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 419.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Tennyson Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 24th 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 Tennyson Road (BS23 3TX) in the last 12 months was 419.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (BS23 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near Rydal Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Taverners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baildon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Under investigation
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 2026Other crime Taverners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taverners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Other crime St Andrew'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taverners Close
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ullswater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selworthy Road
Apr 2026Other theft Selworthy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selworthy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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