Crime Rates at Meare Road, Bath, BA2 5PX

Meare Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 15th highest crime rate of 598 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 Meare Road (BA2 5PX) in the last 12 months was 472.0 per 1,000 residents and was 494.9% higher than the Combe Down average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 336.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meare Road (BA2 5PX), the main crime hotspot is near Meare Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.