Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kenn Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 141st highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenn Close (BS23 3XR) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenn Close (BS23 3XR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 95 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 Kenn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macfarlane Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ankatel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brue Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pottery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pottery Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pottery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pottery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marchfields Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marchfields Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marchfields Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marchfields Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marchfields Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Marchfields Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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