Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Duchess Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 740th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duchess Close (TA6 3SE) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Bridgwater South average (266.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duchess Close (TA6 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Halyard Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Duchess Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watermans Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moravia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crusader Close —
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Naples View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowline Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowline Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crestfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wordsworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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