Total Crime Rate

211.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Down Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 47th 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 Down Avenue (BA2 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 211.1 per 1,000 residents and was 166.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 118.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Down Avenue (BA2 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Down Avenue. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Down Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oakhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Down Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porlock Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porlock Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Down Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Down Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Down Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Down Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Down Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedgemoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Exmoor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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