Total Crime Rate
428.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Folio Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 18th 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 Folio Drive (BS20 7FU) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 378.2% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 219.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Folio Drive (BS20 7FU), the main crime hotspot is near Forth Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portishead East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wight Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malin Parade | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malin Parade | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malin Parade | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Biscay Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forth Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Forth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peartree Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Navigators Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Navigators Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Forth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folio Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Malin Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Serbert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lundy Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harbour Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfoundland Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newfoundland Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Guillemot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lundy Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lundy Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Serbert Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merchant Square | Under investigation |
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