Crime Rates at Market Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3DY

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Market Street (TA6 3DY) in the last 12 months was 3281.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1330.8% higher than the Bridgwater North & Central average (229.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -48.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 1673.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (TA6 3DY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.