Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.0 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 400.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.1 10/10
  • Other theft 54.1 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ballance Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 21st 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 Ballance Street (BA1 2RR) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 304.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 173.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballance Street (BA1 2RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 198 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansdown Mews (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ballance Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Guinea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bartlett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ballance Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivers Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Lansdown Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lansdown Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lansdown Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guinea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ballance Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ballance Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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