Total Crime Rate
324.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 31st highest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Hill (BS20 6PQ) in the last 12 months was 324.9 per 1,000 residents and was 262.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 177.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Hill (BS20 6PQ), 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.
View Crime In Portishead East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Friary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Channel View Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Downs | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Polden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Polden Road | — |
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