Total Crime Rate
1614.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 4th highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BA1 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 1614.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1733.1% higher than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 549.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (BA1 5AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 190 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bathwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsmead Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Monmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Monmouth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ambury | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsmead Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abbeygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Borough Walls | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Borough Walls | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Borough Walls | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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