Crap Towns / Nailsea / Crime

How much crime is there in Nailsea?

The police recorded 41.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Nailsea from September 2023 to August 2026, 46% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 18.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 44.9, up from 39.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	39.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	40.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	44.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	18.2	34.1
Other theft	4.4	5.4
Shoplifting	4.3	7.1
Public order	4.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	4.0	7.0
Burglary	2.4	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Other crime	0.8	2.0
Drugs	0.5	2.4
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	less than 0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Patchway	17.1 km	172
Bristol	12.3 km	127
Weston-super-Mare	16.6 km	113
Filton	16.0 km	99.7
Portishead	5.9 km	55.4
Cheddar	16.9 km	53.3
Yatton	5.9 km	49.2
Clevedon	6.5 km	47.8
Long Ashton	7.0 km	45.4
Nailsea	–	41.5
Undy and Magor	17.1 km	37.2
The typical town	–	76.2