Crime Rates at Friary Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6LW

Friary Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 31st 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 Friary Road (BS20 6LW) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 262.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 177.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Road (BS20 6LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Channel View Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.