Total Crime Rate

20.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Bruton Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Portishead North , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bruton Avenue (BS20 8BW) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Portishead North average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bruton Avenue (BS20 8BW), the main crime hotspot is near Brendon Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bruton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedwin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedwin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Park —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Downleaze Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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