Total Crime Rate
69.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Stephens Villas area has the 35th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Villas (BA1 5PN) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Stephens Villas (BA1 5PN), the main crime hotspot is near Ballance Street North. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 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 | Other theft | Camden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Hedgemead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caroline Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballance Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballance Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ballance Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ballance Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ballance Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ballance Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ballance Street North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ballance Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdown Place East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Beacon | Under investigation |
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