Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 168.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakehurst Gardens area has the 39th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 94th 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 Wakehurst Gardens (BS24 7JE) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 398.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakehurst Gardens (BS24 7JE), the main crime hotspot is near A370. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakehurst Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greengage Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stormont Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hidcote Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maunsell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A370 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

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