Total Crime Rate

182.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 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 182.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Ottawa Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 83rd 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 Ottawa Road (BS23 4PR) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Weston-super-Mare South average (203.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ottawa Road (BS23 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Stormont Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ottawa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime St Andrew'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ottawa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stormont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Taverners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Taverners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taverners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taverners Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stormont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ottawa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stormont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brownlow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colombo Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Boundary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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