Crime Rates at Sydenham Road, Bridgwater, TA6 4QG

Sydenham Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydenham Road (TA6 4QG) in the last 12 months was 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 106.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (TA6 4QG), 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.