Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BA2 · Bath and North East Somerset
146
crimes in April 2026
Near national average
BA14 · Wiltshire
307
crimes in April 2026
Above national average
Bath has less crime — 146 vs 307 incidents in April 2026.
Trowbridge recorded notably higher crime than Bath in April 2026 — 307 vs 146 incidents. Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Trowbridge records significantly more (98 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 Trowbridge — 146 vs 307 incidents. That is 52% fewer crimes. Trowbridge 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 98 in Trowbridge. Overall, Bath had fewer total crimes (146 vs 307).