Crime Rate in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip, ward

Bridgwater East & Bawdrip has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 1550th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 102nd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% higher than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridgwater East & Bawdrip’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 625 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 779 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.