Total Crime Rate
106.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bath Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 418th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (TA6 4PT) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 375.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 190.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Road (TA6 4PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chamberlin Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowans Close (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridgwater East & Bawdrip| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sydenham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bower Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Manor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowans Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowans Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowans Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowans Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bower Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deacon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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