Total Crime Rate

282.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.8 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 282.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nimbus Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 41st highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nimbus Road (BS24 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 282.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nimbus Road (BS24 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cubitt Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nimbus Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gnome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hosegood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gnome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Runway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nimbus Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cubitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cubitt Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Cubitt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cubitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gnome Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Close
Apr 2026Burglary Cubitt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitney Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Whitney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitney Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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