Total Crime Rate

233.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 233.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodside Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 57th 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 Woodside Avenue (BS24 9XA) in the last 12 months was 233.9 per 1,000 residents and was 334.4% higher than the Banwell & Winscombe average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 223.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Avenue (BS24 9XA), the main crime hotspot is near North Hills Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Hills Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Hills Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wessex Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wessex Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brent Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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