Total Crime Rate
395.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
118.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princes Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Street (BA1 1HL) in the last 12 months was 395.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Kingsmead average (397.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Street (BA1 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsmead Square (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingsmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parsonage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsonage Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parsonage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parsonage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Borough Walls | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Borough Walls | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bath Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bath Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bath Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheap Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westgate Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmead Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kingsmead Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westgate Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westgate Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westgate Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westgate Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Westgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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