Total Crime Rate

751.8 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 751.8 10/10
  • Other theft 227.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 85.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 78.0 10/10
  • Public order 63.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Other crime 35.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 35.5 10/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • 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

Downside Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Backwell , and the 7th 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 Downside Road (BS48 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 751.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1409.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 177.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downside Road (BS48 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Downside Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Downside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Downside Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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