Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 6ND) 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 6ND), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rippleside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way —
Apr 2026Public order Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rippleside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rippleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rippleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Hill —
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Data Sources

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