Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Richmond Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (BA1 5PS) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (BA1 5PS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballance Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ballance Street North —
Sep 2025Burglary Ballance Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ballance Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Beacon Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ballance Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ballance Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ballance Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballance Street North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdown Place East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Row Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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