Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA2 6AA
How much crime is recorded in BA2 6AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Widcombe, Bathwick Hill & Claverton Down
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,454 (2024)
BA2 6AABath
How safe is BA2 6AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA2 6AA 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
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 6AANational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Burglary14.99.1
Other theft8.54.5
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Robbery2.81.4
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 199% 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.