Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA2 6EG
How much crime is recorded in BA2 6EG, 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
- 4,919 (2024)
BA2 6EGBath
How safe is BA2 6EG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA2 6EG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
9
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 6EGNational
Burglary9.09.1
Violence and sexual offences3.723.6
Other theft1.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Public order0.44.6
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.21.4
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.