Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BA1 · Bath and North East Somerset
494
crimes in February 2026
Above national average
BS22 · North Somerset
165
crimes in February 2026
Near national average
Weston-Super-Mare has less crime — 165 vs 494 incidents in February 2026.
Bath recorded substantially more crime than Weston-Super-Mare in February 2026 — 494 incidents compared to 165, a 3.0x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Bath records significantly more (136 vs 70 incidents). Both areas sit near the national average, with modest differences in their overall safety profile.
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Based on February 2026 Police data, Weston-Super-Mare recorded fewer crimes than Bath — 165 vs 494 incidents. That is 67% fewer crimes. Bath is above the national average.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In February 2026, Bath recorded 136 incidents of this type vs 70 in Weston-Super-Mare. Overall, Weston-Super-Mare had fewer total crimes (165 vs 494).