Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 113.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Copse area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 1,848 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 The Copse (TA6 4DW) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Copse (TA6 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Fields, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Almond Tree Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Copse area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sully Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sully Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bower Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Almond Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bloom Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Almond Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Almond Tree Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leyton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sully Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sully Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bower Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Japonica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squibbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Squibbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Japonica Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Japonica Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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