Crime Rates at Wellsway, Bath, BA2 4QL

Wellsway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 18th highest crime rate of 591 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 414.8 per 1,000 residents and was 331.0% higher than the Combe Down average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellsway (BA2 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.