Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BA1 · Bath and North East Somerset
510
crimes in February 2026
Above national average
BA6 · Somerset
100
crimes in February 2026
Below national average
Glastonbury has less crime — 100 vs 510 incidents in February 2026.
Bath recorded substantially more crime than Glastonbury in February 2026 — 510 incidents compared to 100, a 5.1x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Bath records significantly more (138 vs 34 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 February 2026 Police data, Glastonbury recorded fewer crimes than Bath — 100 vs 510 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 February 2026, Bath recorded 138 incidents of this type vs 34 in Glastonbury. Overall, Glastonbury had fewer total crimes (100 vs 510).