Total Crime Rate

342.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.5 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 342.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 86.6 9/10
  • Other theft 43.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westfield Close 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 Westfield Close (TA6 3RS) 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 Westfield Close (TA6 3RS), 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 Westfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Matthew'S Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Field Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penel Orlieu Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penel Orlieu
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penel Orlieu
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Matthew'S Field
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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

Data Sources

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