Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lower Down Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 248th 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 Lower Down Road (BS20 6PE) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Down Road (BS20 6PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 44 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Down Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordano View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Downs Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Channel View Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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