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

James Street West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 14th 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 2BX) in the last 12 months was 478.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher than the Kingsmead average (383.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 195.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street West (BA1 2BX), 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.