North Somerset crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of North Somerset crime rate

Crime rating – medium.

North Somerset ranks 14th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 17488 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, North Somerset has a population of 216728. This equates to a crime rate of 80.69 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 6.55 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in North Somerset are Violence and sexual offences (38.2%) Anti-social behaviour (16.1%) Public order (10.0%) and least common crime types are Robbery (0.7%) Possession of weapons (0.7%) Theft from the person (0.3%).

There are 35 wards in North Somerset. Wards with high crime rates are Weston-super-Mare Central (355.2), Weston-super-Mare South (192.2), Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle (139.9) . On the other end, safest wards are Clevedon Yeo (35.2), Nailsea Youngwood (27.1), Nailsea Golden Valley (21.1) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with North Somerset, we see high crime rates in BS1 (591.7), BS23 (197.4), BS13 (151.2) . Safest postcode districts are BS26 (47.0), BS25 (37.7), BS28 (26.4) .

North Somerset crime incidents by crime type

A total of 17488 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 6681 (38.2)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2823 (16.1)%
Public order – 1746 (10.0)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1506 (8.6)%
Shoplifting – 1358 (7.8)%
Other theft – 1069 (6.1)%
Vehicle crime – 804 (4.6)%
Burglary – 573 (3.3)%
Other crime – 246 (1.4)%
Drugs – 205 (1.2)%
Bicycle theft – 193 (1.1)%
Robbery – 119 (0.7)%
Possession of weapons – 117 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 48 (0.3)%

How does North Somerset compare against nearby areas ?

North Somerset ranks 14th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas North Somerset is compared against

Crime rates in North Somerset wards

There are 35 wards within North Somerset. Weston-super-Mare Central, Weston-super-Mare South, Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 35 wards from high crime rate to low.