Total Crime Rate
535.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peace Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 27th 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 Peace Close (TA6 4LB) in the last 12 months was 535.0 per 1,000 residents and was 404.9% higher than the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 750.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (β 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peace Close (TA6 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Wadham Close. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridgwater East & Bawdrip| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Fields | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Teak Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bloom Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sully Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sully Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sully Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sully Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bower Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bower Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Fields | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilburn Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadoak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sydenham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Japonica Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Japonica Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Japonica Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Japonica Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Squibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Squibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wadham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Grove | Under investigation |
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