Bath and North East Somerset

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Bath and North East Somerset.

Population: 196,357
People in Employment: 85,420 (68.8%)
People Inactive: 34,135 (27.5%)
People Unemployed: 4,540 (3.7%)
Number Of Jobs: 71k
Median Salary: £27,614
Mean Salary: £35,345

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Bath and North East Somerset. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Bath and North East Somerset for 2024

Bath and North East Somersets most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 5,506 crimes and in 2022 there were 5,214 crimes. Which is an increase of 292 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	5,506	384	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	2,606	211	Getting Better
Public order	1,746	106	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,187	104	Getting Better
Other theft	1,270	103	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,226	93	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	795	71	Getting Better
Burglary	826	32	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	233	20	Getting Better
Drugs	177	12	Getting Better
Robbery	128	10	Getting Better
Other crime	198	9	Getting Better
Theft from the person	156	8	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	81	6	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Bath and North East Somerset

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Kingsmead has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Bath and North East Somerset, with 2868 crimes and 355 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Mendip has 97 crimes and 33 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Kingsmead	198	25
Bathwick	123	13
Combe Down	67	10
Twerton	62	9
Westfield	59	9
Midsomer Norton Redfield	59	10
Keynsham North	53	9
Southdown	45	6
Radstock	40	7
Lansdown	37	5
Widcombe & Lyncombe	37	5
Odd Down	31	4
Keynsham East	30	5
Keynsham South	30	4
Lambridge	27	4
Chew Valley	26	4
Clutton & Farmborough	23	7
Weston	21	4
Oldfield Park	20	5
Moorlands	20	7
Paulton	19	3
Peasedown	19	3
Bathavon North	12	2
Saltford	12	2
Westmoreland	12	2
High Littleton	10	3
Walcot	10	2
Midsomer Norton North	10	2
Publow & Whitchurch	10	3
Bathavon South	8	1
Mendip	8	3
Timsbury	6	2
Newbridge	0	0

Crime map for Bath and North East Somerset

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Bath and North East Somerset

The average property price in Bath and North East Somerset is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Bath and North East Somerset is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Bath and North East Somerset could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£740,626.47	£452,055.35	£379,888.99	£286,356.12
2022	£734,215.49	£449,192.81	£379,124.94	£286,049.70
2021	£643,848.76	£394,993.59	£336,793.80	£262,941.08
2020	£580,635.35	£359,805.06	£307,663.60	£248,460.64
2019	£555,982.29	£344,672.12	£294,840.64	£242,878.83
2018	£562,798.34	£348,306.20	£298,479.63	£249,511.14
2017	£536,220.49	£330,946.65	£285,180.71	£243,827.29
2016	£511,401.85	£317,370.44	£273,912.37	£229,775.61
2015	£465,786.82	£289,153.68	£250,779.68	£210,411.64
2014	£432,016.30	£268,746.40	£234,298.15	£197,229.27
2013	£407,454.84	£251,862.87	£220,771.64	£187,184.53
2012	£394,766.37	£243,700.22	£213,808.18	£182,701.95
2011	£385,101.71	£236,016.08	£205,774.29	£179,120.40
2010	£382,096.71	£236,505.32	£206,856.23	£181,119.94

Property prices over time for Bath and North East Somerset

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Bath and North East Somerset

The median salary in Bath and North East Somerset is £27,614 and the mean salary in Bath and North East Somerset is £35,345.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 71k
Median Salary: £27,614
Annual Percentage Change: 14.1%
Mean Salary: £35,345

Salary comparison between Bath and North East Somerset and South West

See how Bath and North East Somerset compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. Bath and North East Somerset ranks 7 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham	41k	£34,961	14.8%	£38,610	11.2%
Forest of Dean	24k	£30,120	27.8%	£32,813	11.4%
Bristol, City of UA	173k	£29,923	11.1%	£32,238	5.8%
North Somerset UA	74k	£29,026	16.3%	£32,491	11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA	113k	£28,830	10.8%	£31,817	8.6%
Swindon UA	89k	£28,164	3.4%	£34,161	6.8%
Wiltshire UA	177k	£28,033	12.8%	£32,009	5.2%
Stroud	42k	£27,606	9.7%	£32,948	8.7%
Cotswold	28k	£26,953	22.1%	£34,455	16.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	131k	£26,714	9.8%	£31,862	10.7%
Dorset UA	127k	£26,446	7.6%	£30,561	11.4%
South Hams	26k	£26,370	9.6%	£28,265	-2.6%
Gloucester	43k	£25,766	8.9%	£30,531	14.4%
Exeter	48k	£25,553	9.5%	£29,292	9.6%
Mid Devon	29k	£25,048	0.0%	£27,831	0.0%
North Devon	36k	£25,035	17.3%	£25,340	9.5%
Cornwall UA	169k	£24,510	14.9%	£27,014	13.0%
Plymouth UA	91k	£23,433	6.2%	£25,656	8.1%
Teignbridge	39k	£23,283	8.3%	£27,325	8.9%
Torbay UA	46k	£22,678	-2.6%	£25,355	1.9%
Torridge	25k	£22,300	0.0%	£24,572	4.8%
West Devon	17k	£21,639	10.7%	£23,139	1.3%
Tewkesbury	31k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Devon	44k	£0	0.0%	£31,403	11.8%
Isles of Scilly	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%