Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 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 140.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Beach Road West area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 116th highest crime rate of 731 local areas in North Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beach Road West (BS20 7HR) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% higher than the Portishead East average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road West (BS20 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cabstand, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beach Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Combe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabstand —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cabstand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lake Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Kilkenny Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Combe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Battery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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