Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorland Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 466th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Road (TA6 4JW) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% 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 ( -94.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (TA6 4JW), the main crime hotspot is near Eastwood Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moorland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Japonica Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Japonica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Japonica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Japonica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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