Total Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southlands area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Weston , and the 90th highest crime rate of 598 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 Southlands (BA1 4DY) in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 222.6% higher than the Weston average (42.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 312.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southlands (BA1 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holcombe Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frankland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernslade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holcombe Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenbank Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greenbank Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holcombe Green Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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