Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wesley Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westfield , and the 267th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wesley Avenue (BA3 3XA) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Westfield average (78.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Avenue (BA3 3XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wells Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butchers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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