Crime Rates at Longfellow Avenue, Bath, BA2 4SJ

Longfellow Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longfellow Avenue (BA2 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Combe Down average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longfellow Avenue (BA2 4SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Wells Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.