Total Crime Rate

133.3 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 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Devonshire Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 127th highest crime rate of 733 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 Devonshire Road (BS23 4EE) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (BS23 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Downside Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarence Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exeter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pembroke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Downside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downside Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stradling Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime A3033 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Selbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Malvern Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southend Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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