Crime Rates at Philip Street, Bath, BA1 1AU

Philip 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 Philip Street (BA1 1AU) 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 Philip Street (BA1 1AU), 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.