Crime Rates at Squibbs Close, Bridgwater, TA6 4LE

Squibbs Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 61st 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 Squibbs Close (TA6 4LE) in the last 12 months was 370.0 per 1,000 residents and was 249.2% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 235.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Squibbs Close (TA6 4LE), 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.