Total Crime Rate

446.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 446.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Public order 58.6 10/10
  • Other theft 40.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridgwater Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgwater Road (TA2 8BA) in the last 12 months was 446.0 per 1,000 residents and was 488.6% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 144.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgwater Road (TA2 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Heron Gate. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgwater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackbrook Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Gate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Gate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Gate —
Sep 2025Public order Raps Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raps Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raps Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raps Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raps Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Acacia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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