Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA1 2AP
How much crime is recorded in BA1 2AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsmead
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,941 (2024)
BA1 2APBath
How safe is BA1 2AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 95.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA1 2AP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
95.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
261
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BA1 2APNational
Violence and sexual offences69.023.6
Anti-social behaviour53.610.7
Burglary42.99.1
Shoplifting36.58.4
Public order27.04.6
Other theft23.14.5
Criminal damage and arson14.74.7
Vehicle crime11.63.5
Robbery5.31.4
Drugs3.82.4
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime2.41.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.