Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 59.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Valley Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Nailsea West End , and the 300th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Gardens (BS48 2JD) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% higher than the Nailsea West End average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Gardens (BS48 2JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Valley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Meadway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mizzymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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