Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Villas area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Villas (BA1 2BD) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Kingsmead average (383.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Villas (BA1 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longmead Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stanhope Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Percy Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Terrace
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Longmead Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longmead Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Percy Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Villas Under investigation

Data Sources

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