Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weir Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Congresbury & Puxton , and the 253rd lowest 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 Weir Road (BS49 5HL) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Congresbury & Puxton average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 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 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weir Road (BS49 5HL), the main crime hotspot is near Dickenson'S Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Homefield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickenson'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Homefield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickenson'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickenson'S Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dickenson'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickenson'S Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dickenson'S Grove | Under investigation |
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