Crime Rates at Walcot Buildings, Bath, BA1 6AD

Walcot Buildings area has the 7th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 7th 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 Buildings (BA1 6AD) in the last 12 months was 723.0 per 1,000 residents and was 721.0% higher than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 226.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walcot Buildings (BA1 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bedford Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.