Crime Rates at Birch Close, Bridgwater, TA6 4FB

Birch Close 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 Birch Close (TA6 4FB) 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 Birch Close (TA6 4FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Fields, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadham Close (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.