Crime Rates at Market Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3EP

Market Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (TA6 3EP) in the last 12 months was 777.8 per 1,000 residents and was 239.2% 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 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 492.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (TA6 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Buildings (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.