Total Crime Rate
965.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Borough Walls area has the 6th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 6th highest crime rate of 598 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 Lower Borough Walls (BA1 1QR) in the last 12 months was 965.0 per 1,000 residents and was 995.8% higher than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 310.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Borough Walls (BA1 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 289 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (190 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bathwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsmead North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheap Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheap Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheap Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsmead Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsmead Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pierrepont Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Borough Walls | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Borough Walls | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Borough Walls | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Borough Walls | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Borough Walls | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pierrepont Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pierrepont Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abbeygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbeygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Abbeygate Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbeygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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