Total Crime Rate

152.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poolemead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Southdown , and the 77th highest crime rate of 598 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 Poolemead Road (BA2 1QW) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.7% higher than the Southdown average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 109.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poolemead Road (BA2 1QW), the main crime hotspot is near Linley Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poolemead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Linley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wedgwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shaws Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Linley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alec Ricketts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alec Ricketts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windrush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shaws Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haycombe Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poolemead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haycombe Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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