Total Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.0 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 230.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

The Circus area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 45th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Circus (BA1 2ET) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 132.6% higher than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Circus (BA1 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 198 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Circus area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walcot Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milsom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milsom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quiet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quiet Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walcot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saracen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saracen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saracen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Saracen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lansdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lansdown Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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