Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 120.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

East Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Southdown , and the 111th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Close (BA2 1QD) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Southdown average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Close (BA2 1QD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haycombe Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Close —
Apr 2026Other crime East Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Elliston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeview Road —
Apr 2026Other theft East Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycombe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haycombe Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haycombe Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haycombe Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft St Michaels Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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