Crime Rates at High Street, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6EW

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 7th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BS20 6EW) in the last 12 months was 843.5 per 1,000 residents and was 782.3% higher than the Portishead East average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -19.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 190.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BS20 6EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.