Crime Rates at Malvern Villas, Bath, BA1 5JS

Malvern Villas area has the 39th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 228th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Villas (BA1 5JS) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Villas (BA1 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Snow Hill. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.