Crime Rates at Rippleside, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6NB

Rippleside area has the 26th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 731 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 Rippleside (BS20 6NB) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rippleside (BS20 6NB), the main crime hotspot is near Westhill Gardens. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.