Total Crime Rate
458.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
198.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alderley Road area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Odd Down , and the 17th highest crime rate of 591 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 Alderley Road (BA2 1LB) in the last 12 months was 458.9 per 1,000 residents and was 623.8% higher than the Odd Down average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 198.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alderley Road (BA2 1LB), 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.
View Crime In Southdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wedmore Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mount Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Englishcombe Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lytton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Briars Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elliston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedmore Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wedmore Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alderley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alderley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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