Total Crime Rate
129.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brinsea Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Congresbury & Puxton , and the 126th highest crime rate of 731 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 Brinsea Road (BS49 5JF) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Congresbury & Puxton average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brinsea Road (BS49 5JF), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Farm Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Homefield | — |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickenson'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickenson'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickenson'S Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Homefield | Under investigation |
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