Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 75.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westfield , and the 195th 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 3XE) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Avenue (BA3 3XE), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheelers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butchers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
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Data Sources

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