Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.4 5/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Van Diemens Lane area has the 45th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Van Diemens Lane (BA1 5TW) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Van Diemens Lane (BA1 5TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdown Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfields (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Van Diemens Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Van Diemen'S Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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