Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BA2 · Bath and North East Somerset
146
crimes in April 2026
Near national average
SN1 · Swindon
676
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
Bath has less crime — 146 vs 676 incidents in April 2026.
Swindon recorded substantially more crime than Bath in April 2026 — 676 incidents compared to 146, a 4.6x difference. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Swindon records significantly more (215 vs 41 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, Bath recorded fewer crimes than Swindon — 146 vs 676 incidents. That is 78% fewer crimes. Swindon is above the national average.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Bath recorded 41 incidents of this type vs 215 in Swindon. Overall, Bath had fewer total crimes (146 vs 676).