Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA2 1LU
How much crime is recorded in BA2 1LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southdown
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,383 (2024)
BA2 1LUBath
How safe is BA2 1LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA2 1LU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BA2 1LUNational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Burglary24.49.1
Other theft6.34.5
Shoplifting4.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.24.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.