Antisocial Behaviour around Kingsmead Square

We are aware of increasing community concern around antisocial behaviour on Kingsmead Square. We have begun engaging with businesses and residents in the area to best understand when problems are occurring, and who is primarily responsible.

The behaviour reported typically involves the street community, use of drink/drugs, with some complaints received about inappropriate language and verbal abuse directed at members of the public.

Patrols are ongoing, including extra patrols funded by the Home Office.

We have a good track record recently of using tools like Community Protection Warnings, Community Protection Notices and Criminal Behaviour Orders to exclude offenders from areas they are impacting. These orders require evidence from the community so we strongly encourage members of the public to report any antisocial behaviour they witness either to officers out on patrol or online: www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/report/anti-social-behaviour/

Actions

• 1 November 2025
  

   

  Patrols remain ongoing around Kingsmead Square.

  Neighbourhood Officers are attending the area regularly as well as extra patrols provided by Home Office funding, and patrols from Bath BID Security Marshals.

  We are moving on street drinkers especially where they are sitting in residential or commercial doorways.

• 6 October 2025
  

  During patrols around Kingsmead Sq on 06/10/2025 a male was seen breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order that prohibited him from being in this location. He was subsequently arrested by Neighbourhood Officers and has since been recalled to prison.