Total Crime Rate

311.0 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 311.0 10/10
  • Other theft 82.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Public order 45.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Backwell , and the 34th 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 This (BS48 3DY) in the last 12 months was 311.0 per 1,000 residents and was 524.3% higher than the Backwell average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 139.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BS48 3DY, the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in BS48 3DY area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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