Total Crime Rate
7.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Horsecombe Vale area has the lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Combe Down , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Horsecombe Vale (BA2 5QR) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Combe Down average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horsecombe Vale (BA2 5QR), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Combe Down| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Patch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greendown Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mulberry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Patch Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Patch Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Patch Street | Under investigation |
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