Total Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malin Parade 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 Malin Parade (BS20 7GZ) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Malin Parade (BS20 7GZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wight Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harbour Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harbour Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harbour Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harbour Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Harbour Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbour Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Navigators Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biscay Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wight Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Peartree Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finisterre Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lundy Gate | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lundy Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lundy Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forth Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Paper Mill Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmlea | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmlea | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forth Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forth Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmlea | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forth Avenue | β |
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