Clevedon Crime Rate December 2025 | Monthly Statistics

December 2025 presented an intriguing contrast in Clevedon's crime profile, with a 4.6 per 1,000 rate — 34.3% below the UK average — yet marked by unexpected fluctuations. Violence and sexual offences dominated, accounting for 42.4% of all crimes, a figure that, while high locally, remains 26% below the UK average. This discrepancy may partly explain by the area's compact, built-up nature, where social interactions are more concentrated, and policing resources are better allocated. Anti-social behaviour followed closely at 15.2%, reflecting the impact of dark evenings and festive gatherings, a pattern consistent with other coastal towns during the holiday season. The seasonal context of December — with its Christmas shopping peak and party season — likely contributes to the spike in shoplifting (up 80%) and the overall rise in property crimes, which now account for 59.6% of all incidents. However, this increase in property crime is offset by a 62% drop in criminal damage and arson compared to the UK average, possibly due to the area's lower industrial activity and higher residential density. The UK average for anti-social behaviour is 0.9 per 1,000, yet Clevedon's rate is 25% below, suggesting that community cohesion or effective local interventions may play a role. These findings illustrate a crime profile shaped by both geographic and seasonal factors, with Clevedon's lower rates reflecting its relatively safe, well-maintained built-up environment.

December saw a 100% surge in bicycle theft, jumping from zero to two incidents — an anomaly in an area where the UK average is 0.1 per 1,000. This spike, though small in absolute terms, defies the broader trend of declining theft-related crimes, which includes a 30.8% drop in other theft and a 50% decrease in criminal damage and arson. Meanwhile, violent crime remained a dominant category, accounting for 42.4% of all incidents, yet still 26% below the UK average for violence and sexual offences. The 80% rise in shoplifting, despite the season's typically high retail activity, suggests targeted patterns that may reflect specific retail vulnerabilities. Vehicle crime fell by 40%, possibly linked to reduced traffic during the festive period. These shifts highlight a combination of seasonal factors and localized crime dynamics that require further analysis.

Clevedon's crime rate in December 2025 rose 6.5% from 4.3 to 4.6 per 1,000 residents, marking the first increase since last summer. This places the area at 3 crimes per day on average, a figure that, while low by UK standards, reflects the built-up area's compact nature. Over the course of the month, one reported crime occurred for roughly every 218 residents — a monthly exposure rate that suggests most residents will experience no crime at all. This contrasts with the UK average, where the rate is significantly higher. The population context further illustrates Clevedon's relatively low crime profile: with 21,609 residents, the area's total of 99 crimes translates to a manageable scale for local policing. However, the 6.5% rise, though modest, indicates a shift in patterns that warrant closer examination alongside the month-on-month changes in specific crime categories.