Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highland Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Southdown , and the 161st highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (BA2 1DY) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (BA2 1DY), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dominion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priddy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Clyde Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clyde Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priddy Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rackfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priddy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loxton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Landseer Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeview Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Highland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Highland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Buildings —
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Data Sources

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