Total Crime Rate
519.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
356.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chandos Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chandos Street (TA6 3DL) in the last 12 months was 519.8 per 1,000 residents and was 125.0% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 356.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chandos Street (TA6 3DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Buildings | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | York Buildings | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastover | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Quay | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rope Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rope Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rope Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dampiet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dampiet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dampiet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dampiet Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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