Crime Rates at Valetta Place, Bridgwater, TA6 3HR

Valetta Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 1,847 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 654.4 per 1,000 residents and was 183.2% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 290.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% 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 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.