Total Crime Rate

323.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 323.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Public order 38.1 10/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Forth Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 35th highest crime rate of 731 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 Forth Avenue (BS20 7NY) in the last 12 months was 323.8 per 1,000 residents and was 238.7% higher than the Portishead East average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forth Avenue (BS20 7NY), 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 Forth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kittiwake Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lundy Gate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lundy Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lundy Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paper Mill Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Argentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wight Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wight Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Argentia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curlew Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kittiwake Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Navigators Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Biscay Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finisterre Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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