Total Crime Rate

777.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 777.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 381.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.0 10/10
  • Public order 99.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blacklands 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 Blacklands (TA6 3EY) 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 Blacklands (TA6 3EY), the main crime hotspot is near York Buildings. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blacklands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northgate —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Buildings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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