Crime Rates at Woodhill Avenue, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 7EX

Woodhill Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhill Avenue (BS20 7EX) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhill Avenue (BS20 7EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.