Total Crime Rate
1630.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
878.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Parade area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 2nd 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 North Parade (BA2 4AL) in the last 12 months was 1630.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1548.3% higher 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 363 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 41.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 513 (≈ 878.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Parade (BA2 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 261 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (156 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingsmead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stall Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Southgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Southgate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Southgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Excelsior Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James'S Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Amery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Borough Walls | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | York Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Terrace Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Terrace Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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