Crime Rates at Poolemead Road, Bath, BA2 1QU

Poolemead Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Southdown , and the 192nd highest 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 Poolemead Road (BA2 1QU) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poolemead Road (BA2 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Linley Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.