Crime Rates at Drake Avenue, Bath, BA2 5NY

Drake Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 26th 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 Drake Avenue (BA2 5NY) in the last 12 months was 366.3 per 1,000 residents and was 280.6% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 204.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Avenue (BA2 5NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Down Avenue, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drake Avenue (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.