Crime Rates at Leeward Close, Bridgwater, TA6 5HQ

Leeward Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Leeward Close (TA6 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 720.7 per 1,000 residents and was 580.2% higher than the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip average (106.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 529.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 206.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeward Close (TA6 5HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.