Crap Towns / Bath / Crime

How much crime is there in Bath?

The police recorded 99.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bath from September 2023 to August 2026, 30% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 104, up from 94.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	94.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	99.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	104	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	38.7	34.1
Shoplifting	17.9	7.1
Public order	10.8	6.6
Other theft	8.0	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	7.3	7.0
Vehicle crime	4.9	3.8
Burglary	4.6	3.1
Robbery	1.7	0.6
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Drugs	1.5	2.4
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Bath	–	99.3
Radstock	11.7 km	80.8
Kingswood and Fishponds	14.1 km	75.3
Keynsham	9.7 km	74.8
Trowbridge	13.2 km	70.8
Midsomer Norton	13.5 km	61.5
Melksham	16.4 km	58.7
Bradford-on-Avon	9.2 km	45.5
Peasedown St John	8.5 km	42.7
Paulton	12.6 km	37.0
Corsham	13.3 km	36.3
The typical town	–	76.2