Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bath and North East Somerset
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.55 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.55 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bath and North East Somerset
Crime trends · Bath and North East Somerset
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
511
YoY +20%
ASB
198
YoY +25%
Vehicle Crime
54
YoY +64%
Burglary
46
YoY -13%
Criminal damage
73
YoY -8%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
234
YoY +111%
Robbery
26
YoY +53%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising
1,392
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bath and North East Somerset
Ethnicity
Total residents: 193,353
White Brit.85.6%
Other White5.7%
Chinese1.1%
+ other · 7.6%
Religion
Total residents: 193,430
No religion47.9%
Christian42.2%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 193,378
50–6418.7%
35–4917.3%
25–3412.0%
65–749.9%
20–249.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.5%
Households
Total households: 79,217
Other15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
Any member 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
