Total Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Square area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 300th lowest 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 London Square (BS20 7BB) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Square (BS20 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Harbour Road. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harbour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harbour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Burlington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | London Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martingale Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Road | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Road | Under investigation |
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