Crime Rates at Broad Street, Bath, BA1 5LW

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 5LW) 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 5LW), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsmead Square. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.