Total Crime Rate
41.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chaffinch Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Keynsham North , and the 240th lowest 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 Chaffinch Avenue (BS31 2FR) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Keynsham North average (95.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chaffinch Avenue (BS31 2FR), the main crime hotspot is near Parkhouse Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maple Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodpecker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldcrest Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Homer Walk | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linnet Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linnet Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linnet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linnet Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alexander Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexander Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aesop Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Serse Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodpecker Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodpecker Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alcina Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alcina Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alcina Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alcina Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alcina Way | Under investigation |
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