Crime Rates at Long Hay Close, Bath, BA2 1EL

Long Hay Close area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Southdown , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Long Hay Close (BA2 1EL) in the last 12 months was 344.1 per 1,000 residents and was 405.3% higher than the Southdown average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Hay Close (BA2 1EL), the main crime hotspot is near Long Hay Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.