Crime Rate in Bridgwater South, ward

Bridgwater South has the highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 151st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 11th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridgwater South in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 205.8% higher than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridgwater South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,433 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 10 cases , up 11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,893 (≈ 142.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridgwater South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 243 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (72 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.