Portishead West
WardThe north east of the North Somerset. About 9,215 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Portishead West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Portishead West compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Portishead West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Portishead West at a rate of 68.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.3 per 1,000 people across North Somerset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Portishead West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (306), other crime (131) and anti-social behaviour (105).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Somerset
These figures are published for the whole of North Somerset, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Somerset and not Portishead West alone. See North Somerset
Portishead West in brief
Portishead West had 9,159 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Portishead West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Portishead West, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Portishead West, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.