City
Crime in Bath
How much crime is recorded in Bath, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 98,991 (2024)
BathCity
How safe is Bath
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in Bath, broadly in line with 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
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
BathNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Shoplifting15.18.4
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Public order6.54.6
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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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.