Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranwell Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cranwell Road (BS24 7LU) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher than the Banwell & Winscombe average (54.3 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranwell Road (BS24 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Post Office Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheshire Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cheshire Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cheshire Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Post Office Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mottershead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scarf Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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