Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA2 4AF
How much crime is recorded in BA2 4AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Bath & Lansdown
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,163 (2024)
BA2 4AFBath
How safe is BA2 4AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 83.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA2 4AF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
83.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
211
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 4AFNational
Violence and sexual offences72.923.6
Anti-social behaviour39.110.7
Shoplifting27.18.4
Public order25.84.6
Other theft15.74.5
Burglary15.49.1
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Theft from the person3.52.1
Robbery3.31.4
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.