Crime Rates at Ambleside Road, Bath, BA2 2LR

Ambleside Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Odd Down , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 598 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 Ambleside Road (BA2 2LR) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Odd Down average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Road (BA2 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sabin Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canons Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.