Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Beacon area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 598 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 Mount Beacon (BA1 5QS) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Beacon (BA1 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seymour Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summerfield Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bathwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ragland Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshfield Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ragland Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Beacon | Under investigation |
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