Total Crime Rate
56.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eldergrove Close area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 868th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Eldergrove Close (TA6 4UG) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip average (120.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eldergrove Close (TA6 4UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosevean Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rosevean Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kilburn Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosevean Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rosevean Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldergrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Janson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Court | Under investigation |
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