Total Crime Rate

256.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.8 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 256.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Chatham Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 121st 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 Chatham Avenue (TA6 3PY) in the last 12 months was 256.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 177.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Avenue (TA6 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Chatham Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chatham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Crusader Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moravia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lords Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaward Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaward Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rambler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rambler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rambler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rambler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lyndale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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