Total Crime Rate
134.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bath Road 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 Bath Road (BA2 8DT) 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 Bath Road (BA2 8DT), 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.
View Crime In Bathavon South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laxton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laxton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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