Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS20 6DN
How much crime is recorded in BS20 6DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portishead Central
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,847 (2024)
BS20 6DNBristol
How safe is BS20 6DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS20 6DN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 6DNNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Public order9.64.6
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft5.54.5
Burglary3.99.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 105% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.