Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA2 5QU
How much crime is recorded in BA2 5QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Combe Down
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,795 (2024)
BA2 5QUBath
How safe is BA2 5QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA2 5QU 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
46.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 5QUNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Burglary20.89.1
Shoplifting20.88.4
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Public order7.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.04.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.