Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portway area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston , and the 631st highest crime rate of 1,343 local areas in Bristol, City of .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portway (BS11 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Avonmouth and Lawrence Weston average (149.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway (BS11 9QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Leaze, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portbury Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottonwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottonwick Close
Apr 2026Burglary Fairford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road

Data Sources

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