Total Crime Rate

1277.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

703.5 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 1277.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 703.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 496.0 10/10
  • Public order 183.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 177.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 164.4 10/10
  • Drugs 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • 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

Royal Drive area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 8th 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 Royal Drive (TA6 4FT) in the last 12 months was 1277.6 per 1,000 residents and was 957.2% 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 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 261 (≈ 703.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Drive (TA6 4FT), 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 Royal Drive area

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

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