Crime Rates at Market Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3EP

Market Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 662.7 per 1,000 residents and was 186.8% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 420.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% 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 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.