Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amber Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 802nd highest 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 Amber Close (TA6 4WS) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amber Close (TA6 4WS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayfair Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgravia Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amber Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayfair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfair Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampstead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgravia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Britannia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Majestic Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sapphire Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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