Crime Rates at Highview, Bath, BA2 3JT

Highview area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 160th lowest 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 Highview (BA2 3JT) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highview (BA2 3JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Grove (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.