Postcode district · Weston-Super-Mare
Crime in BS24
How much crime is recorded in BS24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 46,226 (2024)
How safe is BS24
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS24, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
BS24National
Violence and sexual offences27.823.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.