Total Crime Rate
123.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitting Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 135th 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 Whitting Road (BS23 4ED) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitting Road (BS23 4ED), the main crime hotspot is near Douglas Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Weston-super-Mare Uphill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brownlow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Paul'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Totterdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nithsdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Downside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Downside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stradling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stradling Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pembroke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
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