Total Crime Rate

244.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 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 244.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Upper Hedgemead Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 41st 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 Upper Hedgemead Road (BA1 5NE) in the last 12 months was 244.8 per 1,000 residents and was 147.5% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Hedgemead Road (BA1 5NE), the main crime hotspot is near Ballance Street North. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Hedgemead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guinea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ballance Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morford Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guinea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guinea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guinea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ballance Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paragon Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Hedgemead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Margaret'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nelson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cleveland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ballance Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ballance Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gay'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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