Crime Rates at Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8RR

Portland Square area has the 14th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Ashley , and the 89th highest crime rate of 1,352 local areas in Bristol, City of .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Square (BS2 8RR) in the last 12 months was 367.4 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% higher than the Ashley average (174.6 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 Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 183.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Square (BS2 8RR), the main crime hotspot is near Callowhill Court. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.