Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA1 2SU
How much crime is recorded in BA1 2SU, 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
- 1,596 (2024)
BA1 2SUBath
How safe is BA1 2SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA1 2SU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 2SUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary11.99.1
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.54.6
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 120% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.