Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Longridge Way area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 121st 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 Longridge Way (BS24 7EB) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longridge Way (BS24 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dormeads View, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trelissick Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longridge Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dormeads View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boreal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dormeads View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dormeads View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dormeads View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vale Mill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Boreal Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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