Crime Rates at Dorset Close, Twerton, Bath, BA2 3RF

Dorset Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Southdown , and the 237th highest crime rate of 591 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 Dorset Close (BA2 3RF) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Close (BA2 3RF), 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.