Total Crime Rate

157.2 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 157.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 8/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hercules Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Weston-super-Mare South , and the 104th 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 Hercules Road (BS24 8ET) in the last 12 months was 157.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hercules Road (BS24 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Greenfields Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hercules Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Proctor Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenfields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfields Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenfields Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cadet Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasp Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winterstoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winterstoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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