Total Crime Rate

173.8 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 173.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knightcott area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 89th 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 Knightcott (BS29 6HS) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 222.8% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 128.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightcott (BS29 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivy Walk (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knightcott area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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