Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James'S Park area has the 35th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 196th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Park (BA1 2SU) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Park (BA1 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 198 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ballance Street North (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivers Street —
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ballance Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ballance Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ballance Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ballance Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivers Street Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morford Street —
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Data Sources

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