Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Battery Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Portishead East , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Battery Lane (BS20 7RN) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Portishead East average (89.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Battery Lane (BS20 7RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Esplanade Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Battery Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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