Total Crime Rate

1614.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1614.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 388.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 358.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 228.4 10/10
  • Other theft 185.2 10/10
  • Public order 148.2 10/10
  • Burglary 89.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.0 10/10
  • Robbery 30.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Other crime 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

Northgate 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 Northgate Street (BA1 5AS) 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 Northgate Street (BA1 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northgate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Abbeygate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James'S Parade
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Borough Walls
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hot Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Borough Walls Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Borough Walls Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Borough Walls Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Borough Walls Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Amery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Borough Walls Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Borough Walls Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbeygate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saracen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hot Bath Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbeygate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsmead Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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