Total Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eight Acre Meadow area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 527th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eight Acre Meadow (TA6 3UJ) in the last 12 months was 31.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eight Acre Meadow (TA6 3UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Coleridge Square. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Eight Acre Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Countess Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rambler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crusader Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lords Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rambler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rambler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rambler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naples View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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