Total Crime Rate

536.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 536.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 246.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.7 10/10
  • Other theft 74.3 10/10
  • Public order 74.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsmead Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 11th highest crime rate of 591 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 Kingsmead Square (BA1 2AE) in the last 12 months was 536.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Kingsmead average (397.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 136 (≈ 246.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsmead Square (BA1 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James'S Parade (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsmead Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ambury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead North
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead North
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead North
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead North
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsmead North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsmead North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsmead North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wood Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheap Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bath Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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