Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonshire Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 249th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (BS23 4EA) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (BS23 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Downside Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stradling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Totterdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stradling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nithsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Downside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caister Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Downside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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