Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 122.6 8/10
  • Other theft 49.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Petrel Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 355th 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 Petrel Close (TA6 4ET) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petrel Close (TA6 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosevean Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Petrel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldergrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rosevean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rosevean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rosevean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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