Weston-Super-Mare crime stats
The overall crime rate in Weston-Super-Mare city is 155.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 5.0k crimes were violent crimes which is 42.0% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 185% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 37.5% over the last twelve months.The category of "public order crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Public order crime" rate is at 226% of national crime rate which puts Weston-Super-Mare on 1. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Public order crime" makes up 10.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "public order crime" is 1.3k cases and has increased by 7.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2023 - September 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 42.0% | 5. highest | 185% | 5.0k | 24.4% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 13.8% | 30. highest | 134% | 1.6k | -11.0% |
| Public order crime | 10.7% | 1. highest | 226% | 1.3k | 7.5% |
| Shoplifting crime | 9.6% | 20. highest | 184% | 1.1k | 17.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.1% | 30. highest | 142% | 856 | -10.3% |
| Other theft crime | 5.4% | 53. highest | 110% | 645 | 25.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 3.5% | 41. lowest | 89% | 424 | 25.8% |
| Burglary crime | 2.2% | 26. lowest | 81% | 266 | -7.0% |
| Other crime | 1.5% | 51. lowest | 116% | 180 | 25.0% |
| Drugs crime | 1.4% | 18. lowest | 80% | 172 | 7.5% |
| Robbery crime | 0.9% | 33. highest | 108% | 110 | 37.5% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.9% | 37. highest | 140% | 110 | -34.9% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.6% | 27. lowest | 104% | 74 | 21.3% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.3% | 10. lowest | 21% | 36 | 12.5% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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