Crime Rates at South Avenue, Bath, BA2 3PZ

South Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Southdown , and the 112th 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 South Avenue (BA2 3PZ) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Avenue (BA2 3PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dartmouth Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.