Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA2 8HY
How much crime is recorded in BA2 8HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peasedown & Bathavon West
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,670 (2024)
BA2 8HYBath
How safe is BA2 8HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA2 8HY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8HYNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.94.6
Other crime0.81.5
Other theft0.84.5
Burglary0.69.1
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.