Crime Rates at Wells Road, Bath, BA2 3AR

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 3AR) 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 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.