Total Crime Rate

216.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 216.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Newton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Southdown , and the 44th highest crime rate of 598 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 Newton Road (BA2 1RU) in the last 12 months was 216.3 per 1,000 residents and was 217.6% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 141.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (BA2 1RU), the main crime hotspot is near Pennyquick View. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cleeve Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pennyquick View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennyquick View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennyquick View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennyquick View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennyquick View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameley Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redland Park —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redland Park —
Sep 2025Burglary Shaws Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shaws Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poolemead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanners Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tanners Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanners Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Redland Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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