Postcode district · Winscombe
Crime in BS25
How much crime is recorded in BS25, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 12,626 (2024)
BS25Postcode district · Winscombe
How safe is BS25
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS25, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
BS25National
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft4.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.