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 3RD) 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 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clare Street (59 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 (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westover Green —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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