Total Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.4 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 192.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 144.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbey Gardens area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 75th 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 Abbey Gardens (BS24 7DB) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 144.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Gardens (BS24 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bittern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pelican Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempe Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walkers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worle Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bittern Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Bittern Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Careys Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Careys Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walkers Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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