Total Crime Rate

434.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

223.6 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 434.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 223.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Searle Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Searle Crescent (BS23 3YX) in the last 12 months was 434.8 per 1,000 residents and was 114.1% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 223.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Searle Crescent (BS23 3YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shipham Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Searle Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phillips Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Searle Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipham Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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