Crime Rates at Monmouth Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5EH

Monmouth Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monmouth Street (TA6 5EH) in the last 12 months was 834.3 per 1,000 residents and was 261.1% higher than the Bridgwater North & Central average (231.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 268.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monmouth Street (TA6 5EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Leggar, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Close (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.