Total Crime Rate

522.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 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 522.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 405.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Robbery 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hill Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 12th 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 Hill Avenue (BA2 5DB) in the last 12 months was 522.7 per 1,000 residents and was 443.0% 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Avenue (BA2 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Entry Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Frome Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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