Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wight Row area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 288th highest crime rate of 731 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 Wight Row (BS20 7FY) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wight Row (BS20 7FY), the main crime hotspot is near Forth Avenue. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wight Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harbour Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscay Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lundy Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lundy Gate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Peartree Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harbour Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Navigators Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finisterre Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harbour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lundy Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbour Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wight Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curlew Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paper Mill Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmlea —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmlea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmlea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wight Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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