Postcode · Bristol
Crime in BS20 7AD
How much crime is recorded in BS20 7AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Portishead Central
- Council
- North Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,639 (2024)
How safe is BS20 7AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BS20 7AD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 7ADNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary3.59.1
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 56% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.