Crime Rates at Purley Drive, Bridgwater, TA6 4UJ

Purley Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 514th lowest 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 Purley Drive (TA6 4UJ) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purley Drive (TA6 4UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wadham Close. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.