Total Crime Rate
229.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
154.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eastwood Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastwood Close (TA6 4DX) in the last 12 months was 229.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastwood Close (TA6 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Westonzoyland Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kestrel Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westonzoyland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westonzoyland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blossom Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shervage Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackdown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moorland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bincombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canworth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canworth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beckworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bincombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bincombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saxon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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