Total Crime Rate
195.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chilton Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 171st 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 Chilton Street (TA6 3HY) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chilton Street (TA6 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridgwater North & Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Moravia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Russell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltlands Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Saltlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltlands Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Saltlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Warren Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Linham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Linham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Russell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowpill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Berrydale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Waverley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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