Total Crime Rate

1687.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1687.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 531.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 323.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.2 10/10
  • Other theft 185.0 10/10
  • Public order 167.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.4 10/10
  • Burglary 46.2 10/10
  • Drugs 34.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 2nd 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 Union Street (BA1 1RP) in the last 12 months was 1687.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1816.7% higher than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 728.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (BA1 1RP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 200 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Gay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Westgate Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate Buildings —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westgate Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square —
Sep 2025Public order Westgate Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square —
Sep 2025Public order Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Terrace Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terrace Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terrace Walk —

Data Sources

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