Crime Rates at The Square, Bath, BA2 3BH

The Square area has the 20th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bathwick , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 598 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (BA2 3BH) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 122.3% higher than the Bathwick average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (BA2 3BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Road, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Street West (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.