Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairfax Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 549th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfax Road (TA6 4LU) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Road (TA6 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Thorncombe Crescent. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fairfax Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moss Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Raleigh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rowans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sydenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Raleigh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weacombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weacombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorncombe Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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