Total Crime Rate

397.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 397.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.0 9/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Robbery 18.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Searle 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.

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Crime Over Time in Searle Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macfarlane Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macfarlane Chase
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Macfarlane Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Macfarlane Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Searle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marchfields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marchfields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marchfields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marchfields Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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