Crime Rate in Bridgwater North & Central, ward

Bridgwater North & Central has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 207th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 14th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridgwater North & Central in the last 12 months was 229.3 per 1,000 residents and was 163.2% higher than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridgwater North & Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 989 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,292 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridgwater North & Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 300 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Thorncombe Crescent (78 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.