Total Crime Rate

3424.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1790.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 3424.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1790.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1274.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 666.7 10/10
  • Public order 372.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 352.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 254.9 10/10
  • Other theft 176.5 10/10
  • Robbery 98.0 10/10
  • Drugs 65.4 10/10
  • Burglary 52.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 45.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 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 High Street (TA6 3BE) in the last 12 months was 3424.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1382.4% higher than the Bridgwater North & Central average (231.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 274 (≈ 1790.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TA6 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fore Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dampiet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Binford Place
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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