Crime Rates at Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HY

Queen Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 19th highest crime rate of 598 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 Queen Square (BA1 2HY) in the last 12 months was 427.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Kingsmead average (383.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Square (BA1 2HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 448 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.