Crime Rates at Dampiet Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3LZ

Dampiet Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dampiet Street (TA6 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 891.8 per 1,000 residents and was 288.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 304.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dampiet Street (TA6 3LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 243 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.