Total Crime Rate
539.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Valetta Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 26th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Valetta Place (TA6 3HR) in the last 12 months was 539.2 per 1,000 residents and was 135.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 253.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 99.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valetta Place (TA6 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fore Street, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Buildings (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridgwater North & Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fore Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fore Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rope Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fore Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chidgey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chidgey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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