Total Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Morris Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Bathavon North , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 591 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 Morris Lane (BA1 7PP) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Bathavon North average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morris Lane (BA1 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Westwoods. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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