Crime Rates at James Street West, Bath, BA1 2BT

James Street West area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 108th 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 James Street West (BA1 2BT) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower than the Kingsmead average (397.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street West (BA1 2BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near James Street West, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsmead North (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.