Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Broad Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 71st 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 Broad Street (BA1 5LN) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% higher than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (BA1 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near Westgate Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauford Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westgate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paragon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guinea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guinea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guinea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guinea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A3039 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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