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Crime in BS20 6AJ

How much crime is recorded in BS20 6AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Portishead Central
Council
North Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,309 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS20 6AJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS20 6AJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

BS20 6AJNational
Shoplifting44.38.4
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary16.89.1
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Other theft10.04.5
Public order7.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Robbery3.31.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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