Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newfoundland Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 96th highest crime rate of 733 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 Newfoundland Way (BS20 7PT) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% higher than the Portishead East average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newfoundland Way (BS20 7PT), the main crime hotspot is near Forth Avenue. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newfoundland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigators Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newfoundland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Argentia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folio Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argentia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Navigators Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Forth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newfoundland Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Forth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Burlington Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Burlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Burlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Guillemot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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