Total Crime Rate
37.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forester Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Forester Avenue (BA2 6QD) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forester Avenue (BA2 6QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snow Hill (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bathwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Daniel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Henrietta Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Daniel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Daniel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Piccadilly Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Daniel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Daniel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kensington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Powlett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockliffe Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beckford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forester Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rockliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bathwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Daniel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Daniel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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