Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitebeam Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 591st lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 Whitebeam Close (TA6 4NS) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitebeam Close (TA6 4NS), 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 | Public order | Bloom Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadoak Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Bower Fields | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kilburn Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Japonica Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Squibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Teak Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wadham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Squibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Japonica Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Japonica Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Japonica Close | Under investigation |
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