Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Moorland Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Weston-super-Mare Central , and the 179th highest crime rate of 731 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 Moorland Road (BS23 4HS) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (BS23 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarence Road North, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadoak Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brean Down Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clarence Road East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quantock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nithsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frenchay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Frenchay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walliscote Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Walliscote Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walliscote Road South Under investigation

Data Sources

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