Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 126.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hanover Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Street (BA1 6PP) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Bathwick average (98.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street (BA1 6PP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockliffe Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper East Hayes
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rockliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockliffe Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Snow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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