Total Crime Rate

3424.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1790.9 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 3424.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1790.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1274.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 666.7 10/10
  • Public order 372.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 352.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 254.9 10/10
  • Other theft 176.5 10/10
  • Robbery 98.0 10/10
  • Drugs 65.4 10/10
  • Burglary 52.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 45.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
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 highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 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 Fore Street (TA6 3NG) in the last 12 months was 3424.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1382.4% 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 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 274 (≈ 1790.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (TA6 3NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 139 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rope Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rope Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rope Walk
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastover Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Binford Place
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rope Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Court Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Cornhill Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Burglary King Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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