Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA2 6RF
How much crime is recorded in BA2 6RF, 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
- 1,484 (2024)
BA2 6RFBath
How safe is BA2 6RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA2 6RF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 6RFNational
Shoplifting23.58.4
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Burglary6.09.1
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.