Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS20 6LT
How much crime is recorded in BS20 6LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portishead Central
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
How safe is BS20 6LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS20 6LT 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
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 6LTNational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Shoplifting10.88.4
Public order6.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.14.5
Burglary3.39.1
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 68% 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.