Total Crime Rate

156.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 156.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

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 4QQ) 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 4QQ), 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 Sydenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Squibbs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Squibbs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncombe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorncombe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sydenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Fields —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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