Total Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Griffen Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 336th highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Griffen Road (BS24 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Weston-super-Mare South average (192.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Griffen Road (BS24 7HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Stroud Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Griffen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunsell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stroud Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stroud Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howitt Way —
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Data Sources

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