Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 151.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 78th highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Place (BA1 6FW) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 237.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Place (BA1 6FW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gillingham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frankley Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gillingham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Piccadilly Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hampton Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snow Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gillingham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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