Crime Rates at Lower Down Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 6PF

Lower Down Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 274th lowest 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 6PF) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Down Road (BS20 6PF), 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.