Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wayford Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Keynsham East , and the 54th lowest 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 Wayford Close (BS31 1XB) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Keynsham East average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wayford Close (BS31 1XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalfield Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waveney Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Keynsham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Witham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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