Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Circle area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Odd Down , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Circle (BA2 1JA) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Odd Down average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Circle (BA2 1JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alderley Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Circle area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedmore Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Park
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedmore Park
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elliston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Sabin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Alderley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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