Total Crime Rate

129.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 51.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Keel Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Portishead East , and the 127th 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 Keel Avenue (BS20 7PS) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher than the Portishead East average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keel Avenue (BS20 7PS), 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 Keel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kittiwake Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kittiwake Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argentia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Argentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paper Mill Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Navigators Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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