Crime Rates at Angelica Drive, North Petherton, Bridgwater, TA5 2GL

Angelica Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 223rd 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 Angelica Drive (TA5 2GL) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -2.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Angelica Drive (TA5 2GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snowberry Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penlea Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.