Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kennington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Newbridge , and the 70th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennington Road (BA1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.9% higher than the Newbridge average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Road (BA1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Chelsea Road. Police recorded 50 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 Kennington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combe Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Foxcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmans Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chelsea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chelsea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chelsea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foxcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kaynton Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kaynton Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kaynton Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmans Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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