Crime Rate in Widcombe & Lyncombe, ward

Widcombe & Lyncombe has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Bath and North East Somerset district and the 3250th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 370th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Widcombe & Lyncombe in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Bath and North East Somerset district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Widcombe & Lyncombe’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Widcombe & Lyncombe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 178 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Excelsior Street (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.