Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA1 5BR
How much crime is recorded in BA1 5BR, 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
- 1,931 (2024)
BA1 5BRBath
How safe is BA1 5BR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 90.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA1 5BR 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
90.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
244
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 5BRNational
Violence and sexual offences73.323.6
Burglary50.29.1
Shoplifting49.38.4
Anti-social behaviour40.410.7
Public order25.14.6
Other theft17.14.5
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Robbery4.61.4
Theft from the person3.52.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.