Crime Rates at Down Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6EB

Down Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Down Road (BS20 6EB) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% lower than the Portishead East average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Down Road (BS20 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brendon Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.