Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Beach Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 150th 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 Beach Road (BS23 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Weston-super-Mare Central average (343.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (BS23 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Sands. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walliscote Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walliscote Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walliscote Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royal Sands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Sands Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Uphill Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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