Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Polden Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 321st highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

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 Polden Road (BS20 6DL) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Portishead East average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Polden Road (BS20 6DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brendon Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Polden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Downs Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downleaze Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cabot Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polden Road —
Sep 2025Public order Polden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mendip Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mendip Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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