Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BA1 · Bath and North East Somerset
453
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
BA6 · Somerset
90
crimes in April 2026
Below national average
Glastonbury has less crime — 90 vs 453 incidents in April 2026.
Bath recorded substantially more crime than Glastonbury in April 2026 — 453 incidents compared to 90, a 5.0x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Bath records significantly more (112 vs 29 incidents). Bath sits above the national average for recorded crime while Glastonbury is below — a significant gap for anyone weighing up the two.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Glastonbury recorded fewer crimes than Bath — 90 vs 453 incidents. That is 80% fewer crimes. Glastonbury is also below the national average for crime.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Bath recorded 112 incidents of this type vs 29 in Glastonbury. Overall, Glastonbury had fewer total crimes (90 vs 453).