Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsden Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Odd Down , and the 138th highest crime rate of 591 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 Marsden Road (BA2 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher than the Odd Down average (63.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsden Road (BA2 2LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sabin Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mount Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sladebrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sabin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowacres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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