Crime Rates at Wellsway, Bath, BA2 4QL

Wellsway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 16th highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellsway (BA2 4QL) in the last 12 months was 453.3 per 1,000 residents and was 471.4% higher than the Combe Down average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellsway (BA2 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.