Total Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.3 7/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford 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 Bedford Road (BS23 4EJ) 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 Bedford Road (BS23 4EJ), 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 Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stradling Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pembroke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Totterdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Downside Road 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 2026Public order Nithsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stradling Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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