Total Crime Rate

221.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 221.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lyncombe Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 47th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyncombe Hill (BA2 4PG) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.9% higher than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyncombe Hill (BA2 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyncombe Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorchester Street
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railway Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Excelsior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Bus Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Excelsior Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Excelsior Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marks Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Calton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Calton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calton Road
Apr 2026Public order Railway Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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