Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 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 105.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Square area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 134th highest crime rate of 591 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 2TT) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Kingsmead average (397.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Square (BA1 2TT), 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 Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ballance Street North Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivers Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ballance Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ballance Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ballance Street North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivers Street Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Crescent —
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Data Sources

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