Total Crime Rate

186.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 186.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 127.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Chester Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 79th 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 Chester Close (BS24 7BG) in the last 12 months was 186.2 per 1,000 residents and was 242.9% higher than the Banwell & Winscombe average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Close (BS24 7BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jasmine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sefton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sefton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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