Total Crime Rate
85.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Somerset 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bincombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westonzoyland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westonzoyland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kestrel Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bincombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bincombe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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