Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 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 119.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balustrade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Lambridge , and the 112th 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 Balustrade (BA1 6QA) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.9% higher than the Lambridge average (53.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balustrade (BA1 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balustrade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lambridge Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lambridge Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Bicycle theft Kensington Place 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 Upper East Hayes —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Worcester Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaufort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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