Total Crime Rate
54.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Liberty Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 900th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Liberty Place (TA6 5JF) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Bridgwater North & Central average (231.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liberty Place (TA6 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornborough Place (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helena Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cranleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandarin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barclay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liberty Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cranleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandpiper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornborough Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornborough Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mariners Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Polden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oxford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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