Crime Rate in Bathwick, ward

Bathwick has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset district and the 2287th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 145th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bathwick in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Bath and North East Somerset district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bathwick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 214 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -36.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 307 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bathwick ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Henrietta Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.