Crime Rates at Wellington Road, Bridgwater, TA6 5EX

Wellington Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (TA6 5EX) in the last 12 months was 341.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher than the Bridgwater North & Central average (229.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 229.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (TA6 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cannon Close (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.