Photo: S · CC BY-SA 2.0West Wick records other theft at 3.1 times the rate of a typical town its size
Burglary, vehicle crime and damage is lower than in 77% of UK towns; violent crime, lower than in only 29%. In sum, crimes police recorded inside its built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put West Wick at C+: more crime per resident than 61% of UK towns. Violent crime was up 93% in a year. Recorded violent and sexual offences ran at 31.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and burglary, vehicle crime and damage at 6.2.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in West Wick
Violent crime rose over the year
In the 12 months to August 2026 police recorded 93% more violent crime per resident in West Wick than in the year before; across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people violent crime held steady. Trend ↓
More crime than many places its size
Of 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, West Wick has the 414th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Belton, Bruton and Kirkbymoorside, higher than Wychbold, Banwell and Mitcheldean. Towns its size ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
What sits behind West Wick’s C+
A fairly firm grade. Built on 276 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks West Wick against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
How crime in West Wick has moved
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent +93% (towns its size +3%).
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, West Wick runs highest on other theft (7.8 per 1,000 against 2.5), violence & sexual offences (47 per 1,000 against 16.6) and criminal damage & arson (4.1 per 1,000 against 3.2). Anti-social behaviour sits below it.
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 114 | 47 | 16.6 |
| Other theft | not graded | 19 | 7.8 | 2.5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 11 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 10 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Public order | not graded | 8 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Other crime | not graded | 6 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 4 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 3 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 2 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Drugs | not graded | 2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
West Wick is 414th of 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richhill Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon | 2,738 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 3 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 57 | Tatworth Somerset | 2,287 | 11.7 | 5 | 2.2 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 97 | Merriott Somerset | 2,068 | 12.9 | 6 | 7.3 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 197 | Coleford Somerset | 2,235 | 17.5 | 6.9 | 5.1 | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 201 | Timsbury Somerset | 2,506 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 10.5 | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 411 | Wychbold Worcestershire | 2,005 | 30.3 | 7.5 | 4 | C+ |
| 412 | Banwell Somerset | 2,178 | 27.2 | 10.6 | 3.4 | C+ |
| 413 | Mitcheldean Gloucestershire | 2,163 | 28.9 | 9 | 9.6 | C+ |
| 414 | West Wick Somerset | 2,425 | 31.8 | 6.2 | 4.4 | C+ |
| 415 | Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk | 2,151 | 26.2 | 11.8 | 8.1 | C+ |
| 416 | Lostock Gralam Cheshire | 2,719 | 32.5 | 5.6 | 10.3 | C+ |
| 417 | Alveston Gloucestershire | 2,065 | 29.9 | 8.4 | 2.4 | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 550 | Avonmouth Bristol | 2,643 | 82.9 | 54.6 | 60.4 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near West Wick, and others in Somerset.
Crime in West Wick per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 7 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 9 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
No one died in a collision on West Wick’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 5 collisions with injuries inside West Wick in five years. 2 people were killed or seriously injured: 1 on foot and 0 on a bicycle.
Most UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people (94%) had no road deaths in these five years, and West Wick is one of them.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of West Wick’s size at the median for UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people would see about 2 people killed or seriously injured in five years; West Wick had 2.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside West Wick’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around West Wick
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Wick | 2,425 | 31.8 | 6.2 | C+ |
| Locking | 3,819 | 44.6 | 11.8 | C− |
| Weston-super-Mare | 84,600 | 57.4 | 17.2 | D |
| Banwell | 2,178 | 27.2 | 10.6 | C+ |
| Hutton | 1,686 | 12.1 | 8.9 | A− |
| Kewstoke | 1,609 | 95.5 | 10.8 | D− |
| Winscombe and Sandford | 4,605 | 18.8 | 7.7 | B+ |
| Yatton | 7,704 | 26.6 | 8.9 | C+ |
West Wick records more graded crime per resident than 4 of its 7 neighbours. Banwell, 2.1 miles away, records 27.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against West Wick’s 31.8.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where West Wick sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in West Wick
Is West Wick safe?
Police recorded 31.8 violent and sexual offences and 6.2 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside West Wick’s built-up area). That earns a C+ for safety: less crime per resident than 39% of UK towns. Among 550 UK towns of 2,000 to 3,000 people, West Wick is 414th from the least crime.
Is crime going up in West Wick?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime rose 93%, burglary, vehicle crime and damage rose 23%, shoplifting and theft rose 340% and anti-social behaviour fell 39%. Across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in West Wick?
Violence & sexual offences: 114 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came other theft (19) and criminal damage & arson (10), with 11 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does West Wick compare with Weston-super-Mare?
Weston-super-Mare records 57.4 violent and sexual offences and 17.2 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against West Wick’s 31.8 and 6.2, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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