Crime Rates at Axe Close, Weston-super-mare, BS23 3XY

Axe Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 731 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 Axe Close (BS23 3XY) in the last 12 months was 351.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 182.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Axe Close (BS23 3XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grasmere Drive (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.