Crime Rates at Riverside, Bridgwater, TA6 3JN

Riverside 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 Riverside (TA6 3JN) 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 Riverside (TA6 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northgate, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.