Crime Rates at Wordsworth Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 3QL

Wordsworth Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 125th 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 Wordsworth Avenue (TA6 3QL) in the last 12 months was 233.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher than the Bridgwater North & Central average (229.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 163.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (TA6 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Chatham Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.