Crime Rates at Squibbs Close, Bridgwater, TA6 4LE

Squibbs Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 117th 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 Squibbs Close (TA6 4LE) in the last 12 months was 260.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 171.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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