Crime Rates at Riverside, Bridgwater, TA6 3HP

Riverside area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 35th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside (TA6 3HP) in the last 12 months was 519.8 per 1,000 residents and was 125.0% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 356.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside (TA6 3HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornhill (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.