Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James'S Square area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 138th highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Square (BA1 2TR) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Kingsmead average (383.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Square (BA1 2TR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 448 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James'S Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harley Street —
Sep 2025Public order Great Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Upper Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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