Total Crime Rate
639.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
298.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barclay Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 25th 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 Barclay Street (TA6 5HP) in the last 12 months was 639.6 per 1,000 residents and was 176.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 298.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barclay Street (TA6 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Cannon Close. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slocombes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cranleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandpiper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cannon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slocombes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cranleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandarin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liberty Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barclay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mariners Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Polden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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