Postcode sector · Weston-Super-Mare

Crime in BS23 9

How much crime is recorded in BS23 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: North Somerset
Region: South West
Population: 3,193 (2024)

BS23 9Postcode sector · Weston-Super-Mare

Crime

How safe is BS23 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 106.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS23 9, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

10/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

106.1

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

262

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BS23 9National

Violence and sexual offences88.523.6

Anti-social behaviour47.710.7

Shoplifting33.38.4

Public order28.04.6

Burglary26.39.1

Criminal damage and arson17.54.7

Other theft14.34.5

Bicycle theft5.31.0

Vehicle crime5.33.5

Drugs5.02.4

Robbery4.61.4

Other crime3.51.5

Possession of weapons2.10.9

Theft from the person1.32.1

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

100

150

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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