Total Crime Rate
208.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bye Pass area has the 5th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Banwell & Winscombe , and the 72nd 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 Bye Pass (BS40 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 208.1 per 1,000 residents and was 286.5% higher than the Banwell & Winscombe average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 1550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bye Pass (BS40 5JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Gardens, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Muntjac Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Banwell & Winscombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stockmead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Says Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Muntjac Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Muntjac Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary'S Gardens | Under investigation |
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