Total Crime Rate

211.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.0 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 211.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Parkway area has the 14th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkway (TA6 4QS) in the last 12 months was 211.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 165.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkway (TA6 4QS), 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 Parkway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime 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 Sydenham Close 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 2026Public order Chamberlin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chamberlin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bower Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rowans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sydenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thorncombe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncombe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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