Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA1 2QS
How much crime is recorded in BA1 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Bath & Lansdown
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,894 (2024)
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How safe is BA1 2QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA1 2QS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 2QSNational
Shoplifting46.18.4
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Burglary16.69.1
Other theft9.64.5
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Public order8.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.