Crime Rates at Gay Street, Bath, BA1 2PD

Gay Street 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 Gay Street (BA1 2PD) 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 Gay Street (BA1 2PD), 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.