Weston-Super-Mare crime stats
The overall crime rate in Weston-Super-Mare city is 148.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 4.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 41.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 179% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 87.7% 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 218% of national crime rate which puts Weston-Super-Mare on 4. 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 1.2k cases and has decreased by 1% when compared year-over-year in the period of July 2023 - June 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 41.7% | 9. highest | 179% | 4.8k | 17.4% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 14.4% | 31. highest | 140% | 1.6k | -13.2% |
| Public order crime | 10.7% | 4. highest | 218% | 1.2k | -1.0% |
| Shoplifting crime | 9.1% | 26. highest | 179% | 1.0k | 30.8% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.9% | 27. highest | 155% | 904 | 0.7% |
| Other theft crime | 5.1% | 35. lowest | 99% | 582 | 10.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 3.2% | 29. lowest | 79% | 366 | 25.3% |
| Burglary crime | 2.2% | 20. lowest | 79% | 254 | -5.2% |
| Drugs crime | 1.4% | 11. lowest | 76% | 158 | -1.2% |
| Other crime | 1.4% | 42. lowest | 108% | 156 | 1.3% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.1% | 37. highest | 152% | 121 | -26.2% |
| Robbery crime | 0.9% | 38. highest | 113% | 107 | 87.7% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.7% | 28. lowest | 107% | 75 | 44.2% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.3% | 9. lowest | 22% | 34 | 17.2% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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