Crime Rates at Old Taunton Road, Bridgwater, TA6 3NU

Old Taunton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Taunton Road (TA6 3NU) in the last 12 months was 305.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 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 Other theft with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 196.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Taunton Road (TA6 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manley Gardens (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.