Total Crime Rate
159.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carpenters Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Westfield , and the 75th highest crime rate of 598 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 Carpenters Way (BA3 4XL) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% higher than the Westfield average (82.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -73.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carpenters Way (BA3 4XL), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Westfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warbler Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mardons Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mardons Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warbler Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warbler Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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