Crime Rates at Lower Bristol Road, Bath, BA2 3DR

Lower Bristol Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Southdown , and the 181st highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Bristol Road (BA2 3DR) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Southdown average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Bristol Road (BA2 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Percy Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.