Side-by-side crime statistics from official UK Police data.
BA2 · Bath and North East Somerset
146
crimes in April 2026
Near national average
BS37 · South Gloucestershire
178
crimes in April 2026
Near national average
Bath has less crime — 146 vs 178 incidents in April 2026.
Yate saw somewhat more crime than Bath in April 2026 (178 vs 146 incidents). Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their most common crime type, though Yate records significantly more (62 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 Yate — 146 vs 178 incidents. That is 18% fewer crimes.
Both areas share Violence & sexual offences as their top crime category. In April 2026, Bath recorded 41 incidents of this type vs 62 in Yate. Overall, Bath had fewer total crimes (146 vs 178).