Total Crime Rate

415.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.0 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 415.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 160.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 35.0 10/10
  • Robbery 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Peace Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 53rd 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 Peace Close (TA6 4LB) in the last 12 months was 415.0 per 1,000 residents and was 243.4% 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 Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peace Close (TA6 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Fields, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadham Close (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Peace Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Tree Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Fields —
Apr 2026Burglary Squibbs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squibbs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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