Crime Rates at Margarets Hill, Bath, BA1 5NU

Margarets Hill area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 41st highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margarets Hill (BA1 5NU) in the last 12 months was 244.8 per 1,000 residents and was 147.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margarets Hill (BA1 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walcot Yard, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Paragon (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.