Total Crime Rate
397.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Searle Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 21st highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Searle Crescent (BS23 3XP) in the last 12 months was 397.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 180.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Searle Crescent (BS23 3XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Macfarlane Chase (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Weston-super-Mare South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macfarlane Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Macfarlane Chase | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Macfarlane Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Macfarlane Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Searle Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marchfields Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marchfields Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marchfields Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marchfields Way | Under investigation |
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