Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BA1 · Bath and North East Somerset
453
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
SN1 · Swindon
676
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
Bath has less crime — 453 vs 676 incidents in April 2026.
Swindon saw somewhat more crime than Bath in April 2026 (676 vs 453 incidents). Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Swindon records significantly more (215 vs 112 incidents). Both areas are above the national average for recorded crime; the full 24-month reports break down the trends and outcomes in detail.
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Based on April 2026 Police data, Bath recorded fewer crimes than Swindon — 453 vs 676 incidents. That is 33% fewer crimes. Swindon 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 215 in Swindon. Overall, Bath had fewer total crimes (453 vs 676).