Crime Rates at Riverleaze, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8EA

Riverleaze area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Portishead North , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 731 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 Riverleaze (BS20 8EA) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverleaze (BS20 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenwood Rise, 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.