Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 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 125.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Odd Down , and the 104th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Road (BA2 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% higher than the Odd Down average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (BA2 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Combe Hay Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnt House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnt House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridge Green Close —
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Data Sources

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