Crime Rates at Merton Drive, Weston-super-mare, BS24 7BD

Merton Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 86th 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 Merton Drive (BS24 7BD) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 226.9% higher than the Banwell & Winscombe average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Drive (BS24 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.