Bath crime stats
The overall crime rate in Bath city is 114.9 crimes per 1,000 which is 114% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 3.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 32.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 105% of national crime rate. Theft from the person crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 65.0% over the last twelve months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Shoplifting crime rate is at 195% of national crime rate which puts Bath on 14. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Shoplifting crime makes up 14.9% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 shoplifting crime totalled 1.7k representing a decrease 3% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Bath city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|
| Violent crime | 32.6% | 22. lowest | 105% | 3.8k | 4.3% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 16.4% | 48. highest | 118% | 1.9k | 26.8% |
| Shoplifting crime | 14.9% | 14. highest | 195% | 1.7k | -3.0% |
| Public order crime | 8.5% | 38. highest | 141% | 985 | -3.5% |
| Other theft crime | 6.6% | 45. highest | 114% | 766 | -6.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.2% | 24. lowest | 101% | 713 | 5.8% |
| Burglary crime | 4.3% | 31. highest | 134% | 497 | 22.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 4.0% | 37. lowest | 89% | 463 | 29.0% |
| Robbery crime | 1.7% | 28. highest | 138% | 196 | 18.1% |
| Other crime | 1.2% | 10. lowest | 65% | 143 | -5.3% |
| Drugs crime | 1.2% | 6. lowest | 40% | 138 | -21.1% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.8% | 49. lowest | 112% | 97 | -15.7% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.8% | 21. lowest | 91% | 92 | 53.3% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 43. lowest | 38% | 66 | 65.0% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Bath crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Bath city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Bath city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Bath city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 18.9 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 9.8 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 17.1 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 37.4 | 35.7 |
Bath overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Bath crime rate comparison map
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