Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Mills area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in High Littleton , and the 44th 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 Old Mills (BS39 7SP) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 508.1% higher than the High Littleton average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Mills (BS39 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near Old Mills Industrial Estate. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Mills area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Mills Industrial Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Mills Industrial Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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