Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beechmount Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hutton & Locking , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 733 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 Beechmount Close (BS24 9EX) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Hutton & Locking average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechmount Close (BS24 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Dunster Crescent. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hutton & Locking| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Porlock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Porlock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunster Crescent | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunster Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Spinney | — |
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