Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 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 112.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · 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 highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 122nd 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 2TU) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Kingsmead average (397.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Square (BA1 2TU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 17 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivers Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rivers Street Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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