Crime Rates at Gaunts Close, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8BL

Gaunts Close area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Portishead North , and the 11th 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 Gaunts Close (BS20 8BL) in the last 12 months was 649.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1095.9% higher than the Portishead North average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 424.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 886.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaunts Close (BS20 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.