Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camden Road area has the lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Camden Road (TA6 3HD) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camden Road (TA6 3HD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penel Orlieu | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Milton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coleridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Square | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drakes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penel Orlieu | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamb Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penel Orlieu | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penel Orlieu | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
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