Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Laura Place area has the 28th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bathwick , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laura Place (BA2 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laura Place (BA2 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laura Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henrietta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Henrietta Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pierrepont Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pierrepont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pierrepont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henrietta Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pierrepont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pierrepont Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pierrepont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Daniel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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