Total Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 129.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 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
  • 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

Fourth Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westfield , and the 95th highest crime rate of 591 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 Fourth Avenue (BA3 4XE) in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (BA3 4XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lincombe Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fourth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butchers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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