Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Copse area has the 17th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip average (120.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 7.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Copse (TA6 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Almond Tree Close. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Copse area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Fields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peach Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Laburnum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Laburnum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Tree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Squibbs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squibbs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Almond Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Almond Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Almond Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Almond Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almond Tree Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peach Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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