Total Crime Rate

195.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 195.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 105.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sydney Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 56th 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 Sydney Road (BA2 6NR) in the last 12 months was 195.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% higher than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 585.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Road (BA2 6NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydney Wharf, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daniel Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sydney Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sydney Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vellore Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennie Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darlington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forester Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beckford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forester Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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