Crime Rate in Bridgwater West, ward

Bridgwater West has the 10th lowest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 2222nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 311th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridgwater West in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridgwater West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 347 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 45.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 410 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridgwater West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Chatham Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.