Total Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dovai Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 Dovai Drive (TA6 3SP) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dovai Drive (TA6 3SP), 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.
View Crime In Bridgwater South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watermans Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowline Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowline Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Naples View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trinity Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trinity Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earls Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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