Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Congresbury & Puxton , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BS49 5JA) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% higher than the Congresbury & Puxton average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BS49 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Well Park, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Congars Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Causeway
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Congars Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheppy'S Mill
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sheppy'S Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheppy'S Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Leg
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Leg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Leg Under investigation

Data Sources

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