Crime Rate in Publow & Whitchurch, ward

Publow & Whitchurch has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset district and the 3476th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 337th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Publow & Whitchurch in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Bath and North East Somerset district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Publow & Whitchurch’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Publow & Whitchurch ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near St Nicholas Road, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bridle Avenue (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.