Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 32.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pelham Court area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 551st lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pelham Court (TA6 4UL) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Court (TA6 4UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Fields, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydenham Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pelham Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldergrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rosevean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rosevean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilburn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bower Fields
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rosevean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bower Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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