Crime Rate in Portishead South, ward

Portishead South has the 5th lowest crime rate of 35 wards in North Somerset district and the 1274th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 180th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Portishead South in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the North Somerset district average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Portishead South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Portishead South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Glebe Road, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Clapton Lane (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.