Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Somerset Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 568th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerset Road (TA6 5NT) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip average (120.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Road (TA6 5NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 232 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westonzoyland Road (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bincombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westonzoyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westonzoyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kestrel Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Bincombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bincombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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