Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.0 5/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 279th highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Crescent (BA1 2LT) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% lower than the Kingsmead average (383.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Crescent (BA1 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 448 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harley Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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