Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BA1 · Bath and North East Somerset
453
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
BS20 · North Somerset
134
crimes in April 2026
Near national average
Portbury has less crime — 134 vs 453 incidents in April 2026.
Bath recorded substantially more crime than Portbury in April 2026 — 453 incidents compared to 134, a 3.4x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Bath records significantly more (112 vs 39 incidents). Both areas sit near the national average, with modest differences in their overall safety profile.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Portbury recorded fewer crimes than Bath — 134 vs 453 incidents. That is 70% fewer crimes. Bath is above the national average.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Bath recorded 112 incidents of this type vs 39 in Portbury. Overall, Portbury had fewer total crimes (134 vs 453).