Total Crime Rate
98.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Midsummer 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.
View Crime In Walcot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midsummer Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charlcombe View Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midsummer Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rivers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coxley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midsummer Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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