Total Crime Rate
606.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lindsey Close area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Portishead North , and the 10th highest crime rate of 733 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 Lindsey Close (BS20 8RR) in the last 12 months was 606.1 per 1,000 residents and was 919.6% higher 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 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 451.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1354.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lindsey Close (BS20 8RR), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Portishead North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedwin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedwin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlin Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
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