Total Crime Rate

792.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 792.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 265.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.1 10/10
  • Other theft 85.0 10/10
  • Public order 68.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Combe Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 733 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 Combe Avenue (BS20 6JR) in the last 12 months was 792.5 per 1,000 residents and was 784.3% higher than the Portishead East average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 238.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Combe Avenue (BS20 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndale Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Combe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeside —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Combe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slade Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Slade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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