Total Crime Rate

218.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canton Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 48th 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 Canton Place (BA1 6AA) in the last 12 months was 218.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 135.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canton Place (BA1 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Snow Hill. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gay'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henrietta Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Hedgemead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nelson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cleveland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bathwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rockliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Margaret'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snow Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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