Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portway area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 653rd lowest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portway (BS11 9QH) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston average (146.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway (BS11 9QH), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Leaze. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirehampton Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Leaze Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Leaze Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portbury Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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