Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.0 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Byron Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 117th 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 Byron Road (BS23 3XB) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (BS23 3XB), the main crime hotspot is near Kipling Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Road
Apr 2026Other crime Baildon Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baildon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baildon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windermere Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Windermere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ankatel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eliot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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