Total Crime Rate

1660.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1660.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 617.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 335.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 262.6 10/10
  • Public order 173.8 10/10
  • Other theft 88.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.4 10/10
  • Robbery 34.8 10/10
  • Other crime 19.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friarn Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 6th 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 Friarn Avenue (TA6 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 1660.2 per 1,000 residents and was 523.2% higher than the Bridgwater South average (266.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 548.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friarn Avenue (TA6 3PJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Friarn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order York Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Buildings —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Buildings —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penel Orlieu Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penel Orlieu —
Sep 2025Public order Penel Orlieu Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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