Total Crime Rate
148.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wedmore Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bathavon South , and the 80th 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 Wedmore Road (BS31 3BY) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 262.2% higher than the Bathavon South average (41.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 112.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 154.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wedmore Road (BS31 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Jena Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bathavon South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Witney Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jena Court | Under investigation |
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