Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 46.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westerleigh Villas area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bathavon South , and the 92nd 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 Westerleigh Villas (BA2 8DS) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 228.5% higher than the Bathavon South average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerleigh Villas (BA2 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westerleigh Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laxton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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