Crime Rates at Bugle Way, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA5 2FR

Bugle Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 331st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Bugle Way (TA5 2FR) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bugle Way (TA5 2FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snowberry Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middlestream Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.