Crime Rates at Westerleigh Villas, Peasedown St John, Bath, BA2 8DS

Westerleigh Villas area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bathavon South , and the 78th highest crime rate of 592 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 Westerleigh Villas (BA2 8DS) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 303.3% higher than the Bathavon South average (36.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 62.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerleigh Villas (BA2 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.