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

James Street West 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 James Street West (BA1 2BU) 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 James Street West (BA1 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Street West (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.