Portishead vs Sedgemoor South West

Portishead has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,706 crimes in the last 12 months. Sedgemoor South West has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,161 crimes. Portishead scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Portishead shows a year-on-year crime trend of -14.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sedgemoor South West shows -7.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Portishead, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (681 incidents). In Sedgemoor South West, it is Violent Crime (549 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Portishead recorded 287 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sedgemoor South West recorded 185. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Portishead totalled 681 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 549 in Sedgemoor South West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Portishead recorded 2,003 crimes (now 1,706, a change of -14.8%). Sedgemoor South West recorded 1,250 crimes previously (now 1,161, -7.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Portishead has a resolution rate of 20% and Sedgemoor South West has 8.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Portishead falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Sedgemoor South West is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Portishead and Sedgemoor South West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.