Total Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rush Hill area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Odd Down , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 591 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 Rush Hill (BA2 2QS) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rush Hill (BA2 2QS), 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 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlewood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rowacres | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sabin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sabin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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