Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Melcombe Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Moorlands , and the 255th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melcombe Road (BA2 3LR) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Moorlands average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melcombe Road (BA2 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melcombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maybrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melcombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maybrick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maybrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arlington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maybrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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