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Overview of North Somerset crime rate

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Crime levels in North Somerset are considered medium.

With a ranking of 14th among 25 neighbouring boroughs in crime rate, North Somerset reported 17,488 incidents in 2023 for a population of 216,728. This leads to a crime rate of 80.69 per 1,000 residents, showing a 6.55% increase from the previous year.

The most prevalent crime types are Violence and sexual offences (38.2%), Anti-social behaviour (16.1%), and Public order (10.0%), with the least common being Robbery (0.7%), Possession of weapons (0.7%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Of the 35 wards, the highest crime rates are noted in Weston-super-Mare Central (355.2), Weston-super-Mare South (192.2), and Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle (139.9), while the safest wards are Clevedon Yeo (35.2), Nailsea Youngwood (27.1), and Nailsea Golden Valley (21.1).

Examining postcode districts, BS1 (591.7), BS23 (197.4), and BS13 (151.2) feature the highest crime rates, whereas BS26 (47.0), BS25 (37.7), and BS28 (26.4) are the safest.

In North Somerset, there was an increase in Shoplifting by 2.69% and Violence and sexual offences by 2.93% in 2021, and again by 2.1% in 2023. On the other hand, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 4.35% in 2021, Other theft by 1.79%, and Shoplifting by 1.66% in 2020.

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):

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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.