Crime Rates at Penzoy Avenue, Bridgwater, TA6 5BS

Penzoy Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 603rd 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 Penzoy Avenue (TA6 5BS) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Bridgwater North & Central average (231.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penzoy Avenue (TA6 5BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 232 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westonzoyland Road (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.