Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burlington Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 140th 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 Burlington Road (BS20 7BW) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burlington Road (BS20 7BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastcliff (12 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfoundland Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Burlington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Burlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Burlington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newfoundland Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Square | Under investigation |
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