Crime Rate in Lansdown, ward

Lansdown has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset district and the 1136th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 75th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lansdown in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% higher than the Bath and North East Somerset district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lansdown’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 423 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lansdown ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 448 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ballance Street North (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.