Total Crime Rate
120.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dartmouth Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Southdown , and the 110th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dartmouth Avenue (BA2 1AS) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% higher than the Southdown average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dartmouth Avenue (BA2 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackmore Drive, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dartmouth Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lansdown View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millmead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blackmore Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lyndhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lymore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lymore Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackmore Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lansdown View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lymore Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Priddy Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Priddy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priddy Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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