Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA1 5DN
How much crime is recorded in BA1 5DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walcot
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,282 (2024)
BA1 5DNBath
How safe is BA1 5DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA1 5DN 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
36.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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 5DNNational
Anti-social behaviour56.810.7
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Public order6.64.6
Burglary6.49.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Shoplifting1.28.4
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.