Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South Lea Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Newbridge , and the 115th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Lea Road (BA1 3RW) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Newbridge average (82.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Lea Road (BA1 3RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penn Gardens, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frankland Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Lea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Manor Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Frankland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frankland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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