Total Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.8 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 106.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wells Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 131st highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Road (BA2 3AP) in the last 12 months was 106.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Road (BA2 3AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James'S Parade (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Bus Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Borough Walls —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Borough Walls —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westgate Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westgate Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Buildings —
Apr 2026Other crime Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ambury Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsmead Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Borough Walls —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Borough Walls —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Borough Walls —
Apr 2026Public order Lower Borough Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Borough Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lower Borough Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ambury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hot Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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