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Crime in BA1 6

How much crime is recorded in BA1 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bath and North East Somerset
Region
South West
Population
14,866 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BA1 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA1 6, 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour23.210.7
Shoplifting11.98.4
Burglary10.59.1
Public order8.04.6
Other theft6.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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