Total Crime Rate

662.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

420.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 662.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 420.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 345.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.1 10/10
  • Public order 67.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camden Road 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 Camden Road (TA6 3HA) 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 Camden Road (TA6 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Camden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penel Orlieu —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penel Orlieu Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Milton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friarn Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Halswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halswell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friarn Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Friarn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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