Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Briary Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 201st highest crime rate of 733 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 Briary Road (BS20 6NF) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Portishead East average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briary Road (BS20 6NF), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briary Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordano View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeside —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slade Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Slade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Willow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leeside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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