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

Kendale Road 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 Kendale Road (TA6 3QQ) 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 Kendale Road (TA6 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northgate, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kendale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaward Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Russell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Saltlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crowpill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowpill Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Chidgey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaward Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saltlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moravia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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