Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA2 1PH
How much crime is recorded in BA2 1PH, 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
- 1,425 (2024)
BA2 1PHBath
How safe is BA2 1PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA2 1PH area, well 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
47.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences39.923.6
Burglary12.99.1
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Public order6.14.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.11.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 83% 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.