Total Crime Rate

1459.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

610.0 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 1459.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 610.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 436.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 378.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 173.8 10/10
  • Public order 150.6 10/10
  • Other theft 96.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.1 10/10
  • Robbery 73.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
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

Friarn Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 6th 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 Friarn Avenue (TA6 3RD) in the last 12 months was 1459.5 per 1,000 residents and was 411.8% higher than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 610.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friarn Avenue (TA6 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Friarn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Field Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Matthew'S Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Matthew'S Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Friarn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friarn Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friarn Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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