Crime Rates at Down Close, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8BX

Down Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Portishead North , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 733 local areas in North Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Down Close (BS20 8BX) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Portishead North average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Down Close (BS20 8BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downleaze, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.