Total Crime Rate

185.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 185.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Watermead Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 59th highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watermead Close (BA1 1XD) in the last 12 months was 185.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Kingsmead average (383.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -84.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead Close (BA1 1XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsmead Square, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westgate Street (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watermead Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate Buildings
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westgate Buildings
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westgate Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westgate Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Monmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Green Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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