Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Old Forge Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bathavon South , and the 281st highest crime rate of 598 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 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher than the Bathavon South average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adams Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eckweek Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eckweek Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faukland View —
Sep 2025Public order Faukland View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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