Total Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.2 8/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Drive area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Nailsea Golden Valley , and the 85th highest crime rate of 731 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 Beech Drive (BS48 1QA) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 350.4% higher than the Nailsea Golden Valley average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Drive (BS48 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Beech Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scots Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodhill Views Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redwood Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scots Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scots Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scots Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scots Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scots Pine Avenue —
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Data Sources

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