Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thompson Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 722nd lowest 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 Thompson Close (TA6 4YE) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thompson Close (TA6 4YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bower Fields, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadham Close (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chamberlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bower Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bower Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bower Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bower Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chamberlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Janson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bower Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chamberlin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bower Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chamberlin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Squibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Squibbs Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bower Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linley Close | Under investigation |
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