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Crime in BA1 5

How much crime is recorded in BA1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bath and North East Somerset
Region
South West
Population
16,894 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA1 5, well 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
51.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Shoplifting26.98.4
Anti-social behaviour25.710.7
Burglary17.49.1
Public order12.34.6
Other theft9.54.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Robbery2.71.4
Theft from the person2.32.1
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% 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.

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