Crime Rates at Bedford Street, Bath, BA1 6PH

Bedford Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 9th 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 Bedford Street (BA1 6PH) in the last 12 months was 567.6 per 1,000 residents and was 473.9% higher than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street (BA1 6PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snow Hill (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.