Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 104.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Appledore Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 429th 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 Appledore Drive (TA6 5FH) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Bridgwater North & Central average (229.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appledore Drive (TA6 5FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxford Terrace, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Appledore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandarin Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Redgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Redgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridgwater Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peploe Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peploe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peploe Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oxford Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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