Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willstock Way area has the 35th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 500th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willstock Way (TA5 2RR) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willstock Way (TA5 2RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larkspur Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maranta Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willstock Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cassia Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maranta Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maranta Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maranta Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maranta Court —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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