Crime Rates at Beechen Cliff Road, Bath, BA2 4QT

Beechen Cliff Road 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 Beechen Cliff Road (BA2 4QT) 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 Beechen Cliff Road (BA2 4QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.