{ "path": "/crime/widcombe-lyncombe/2026-08", "title": "Crime in Widcombe & Lyncombe, August 2026 · Hey Bath", "description": "41 street crimes recorded in Widcombe & Lyncombe, Bath in August 2026, by kind, with local police priorities.", "canonical": "https://heybath.uk/crime/widcombe-lyncombe/2026-08", "generated_at": "2026-10-04T19:54:51.059Z", "data": { "area": { "code": "E05012493", "name": "Widcombe & Lyncombe", "slug": "widcombe-lyncombe" }, "month": "2026-08", "total": 41, "byCategory": { "anti-social-behaviour": 11, "shoplifting": 9, "violent-crime": 9, "criminal-damage-arson": 4, "vehicle-crime": 3, "bicycle-theft": 1, "burglary": 1, "drugs": 1, "public-order": 1, "other-crime": 1 }, "months": [ { "month": "2026-08", "total": 41, "path": "/crime/widcombe-lyncombe/2026-08" } ], "priorities": [ { "id": 12805, "kind": "priority", "title": "Bath City South police priority: A forcewide priority for Avon and Somerset Constabulary to make women feel safer walking, predominantly after dark, in…", "line": null, "path": null, "link": "https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/your-area/bath-city-south/", "area_code": "E05012493", "starts_at": "2026-09-20T23:00:00.000Z", "ends_at": null, "published_at": "2026-09-20T23:00:00.000Z", "status": "current", "lat": 51.3666, "lng": -2.35702, "data": { "neighbourhood": "CS220", "neighbourhood_name": "Bath City South", "issue": "A forcewide priority for Avon and Somerset Constabulary to make women feel safer walking, predominantly after dark, in their communities. 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