Total Crime Rate

288.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.4 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 288.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Gay Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 591 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 288.9 per 1,000 residents and was 192.1% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 171.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% 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 198 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsmead Square (72 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gay Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/155)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft James Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quiet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milsom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milsom Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting New Bond Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quiet Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Old King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walcot Street —
Apr 2026Public order Saracen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saracen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saracen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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