Total Crime Rate

265.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.8 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 265.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wakehurst Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 48th 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 Wakehurst Gardens (BS24 7JE) in the last 12 months was 265.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 164.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakehurst Gardens (BS24 7JE), the main crime hotspot is near A370. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs A370 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maunsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blaisdon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worle Moor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Careys Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maunsell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maunsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Careys Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maunsell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maunsell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A370 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A370 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A370 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A370 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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