Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Midsummer Buildings area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 148th 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 Midsummer Buildings (BA1 6JH) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Midsummer Buildings (BA1 6JH), the main crime hotspot is near Midsummer Buildings. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Midsummer Buildings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Charlcombe View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midsummer Buildings
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rivers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coxley Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midsummer Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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