Total Crime Rate

911.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

285.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 911.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 285.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 232.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 193.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.4 10/10
  • Other theft 68.9 10/10
  • Public order 68.9 10/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fore Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Fore Street (TA6 3NF) in the last 12 months was 911.5 per 1,000 residents and was 294.5% 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 Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 285.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (TA6 3NF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery York Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornhill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cornhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rope Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Street —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Binford Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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