Total Crime Rate
470.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
196.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbey Close area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Keynsham North , and the 16th 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 Abbey Close (BS31 2BS) in the last 12 months was 470.6 per 1,000 residents and was 395.2% higher than the Keynsham North average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 196.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Close (BS31 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Augustus Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Augustus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Augustus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augustus Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claudius Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claudius Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pool Barton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claudius Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avon Mill Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avon Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Keynsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Keynsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Keynsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keynsham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pool Barton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claudius Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pool Barton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
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