Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 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 106.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 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

Beach Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beach Road (BS23 4BE) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (349.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (BS23 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Beach Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walliscote Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walliscote Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Royal Sands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Sands
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Walliscote Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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