Total Crime Rate
111.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandpiper Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bridgwater North & Central , and the 406th 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 Sandpiper Road (TA6 5QU) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -76.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandpiper Road (TA6 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Manley Gardens. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Turner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Turner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints' Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barclay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandarin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Liberty Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandpiper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cranleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cranleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mariners Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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