Total Crime Rate
205.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Juniper Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 158th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Juniper Close (TA6 4ER) in the last 12 months was 205.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 287.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Juniper Close (TA6 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Almond Tree Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridgwater East & Bawdrip| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Almond Tree Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Tree Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Almond Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Almond Tree Close | Under investigation |
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