Crime Rates at Dorset Street, Bath, BA2 3RA

Dorset Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Southdown , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 591 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 Dorset Street (BA2 3RA) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Southdown average (66.9 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Street (BA2 3RA), 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.