Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Avalon Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 446th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avalon Road (TA6 4JG) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avalon Road (TA6 4JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Japonica Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avalon Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Avalon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Tree Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackdown Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blossom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avalon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avalon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avalon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Squibbs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squibbs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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