Total Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Forge Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bathavon South , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Forge Way (BA2 8TS) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher than the Bathavon South average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Forge Way (BA2 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Forge Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckweek Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckweek Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eckweek Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Faukland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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