Total Crime Rate
342.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
151.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 74th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (TA6 3RH) in the last 12 months was 342.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% higher than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 151.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Street (TA6 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 120 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halswell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew'S Field | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Matthew'S Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamb Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Milton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Matthew'S Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penel Orlieu | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penel Orlieu | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penel Orlieu | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Halswell Close | Under investigation |
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