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

James Street West 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 James Street West (BA1 2BX) 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 James Street West (BA1 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsmead Square. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parsonage Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bath Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Borough Walls Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Borough Walls —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsmead North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westgate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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