Crime Rates at Highfield Close, Bath, BA2 1EQ

Highfield 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 Highfield Close (BA2 1EQ) 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 Highfield Close (BA2 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Hay Close, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.