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Crime in BS40 6

How much crime is recorded in BS40 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Bath and North East Somerset
Region
South West
Population
7,159 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BS40 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BS40 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

BS40 6National
Burglary11.29.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 40% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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