Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Southdown Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Odd Down , and the 270th 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 Southdown Road (BA2 1JG) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Odd Down average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Road (BA2 1JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sabin Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sladebrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sabin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sabin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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