Crime Rates at Gay Street, Bath, BA1 2NT

Gay Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 26th highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gay Street (BA1 2NT) in the last 12 months was 301.6 per 1,000 residents and was 242.5% higher than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gay Street (BA1 2NT), 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.