Postcode area · Bath
Crime in BA
How much crime is recorded in BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 518,246 (2024)
BAPostcode area · Bath
How safe is BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
BANational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Shoplifting9.28.4
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary8.19.1
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.