Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kings Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 489th 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 Kings Drive (TA6 4FP) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Drive (TA6 4FP), the main crime hotspot is near Regents Court. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regents Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horsey Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regents Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regents Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regents Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Augusta Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regents Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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