Total Crime Rate

1089.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1089.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 477.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 132.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.6 9/10
  • Public order 115.9 10/10
  • Drugs 110.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Way area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 9th 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 Britannia Way (TA6 4GA) in the last 12 months was 1089.0 per 1,000 residents and was 927.7% 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 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 633.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 617.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Way (TA6 4GA), the main crime hotspot is near Regents Court. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Britannia Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampstead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regents Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regents Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Majestic Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regents Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regents Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regents Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Drive Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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