Total Crime Rate
230.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
120.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The 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 2EU) 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 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 198 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingsmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ballance Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ballance Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saracen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Saracen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saracen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Saracen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lansdown Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lansdown Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lansdown Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ballance Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saracen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ballance Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Old King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartlett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bartlett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saracen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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