Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duchess Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Duchess Close (TA6 3SE) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duchess Close (TA6 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridgwater West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moravia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rambler Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naples View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wordsworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crusader Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rambler Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rambler Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rambler Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Countess Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lords Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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