Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Blackthorn Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 167th 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 Blackthorn Drive (BS20 7LD) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Drive (BS20 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harbour Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheviot Meadow (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A369 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harbour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Serbert Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Serbert Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmlea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmlea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmlea —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tydeman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A369 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbour Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Harbour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harbour Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harbour Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Peartree Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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