Total Crime Rate

1630.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

878.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1630.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 878.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 621.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 260.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 238.0 10/10
  • Public order 224.3 10/10
  • Other theft 92.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.1 10/10
  • Robbery 22.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southgate Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southgate Street (BA1 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 1630.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1548.3% higher than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 363 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 41.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 513 (≈ 878.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgate Street (BA1 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 263 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (156 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/211)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ambury Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeygate Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wood Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeygate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeygate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeygate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbeygate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Terrace Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbeygate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbeygate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Abbeygate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeygate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeygate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeygate Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terrace Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parsonage Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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