Crime Rates at Walcot Gate, Bath, BA1 5UG

Walcot Gate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 28th highest crime rate of 598 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 Walcot Gate (BA1 5UG) in the last 12 months was 287.7 per 1,000 residents and was 226.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walcot Gate (BA1 5UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henrietta Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.