Total Crime Rate

229.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 229.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Eastwood 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.

Crime Over Time in Eastwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kestrel Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westonzoyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westonzoyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blossom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shervage Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackdown Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avalon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avalon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avalon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bincombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canworth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canworth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beckworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bincombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bincombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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