Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 31st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 447th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (TA6 6AB) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode TA6 6AB, the main crime hotspot is near Bramble Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In North Petherton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewberry Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bugle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewberry Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bramble Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cassia Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bugle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Samphire Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Samphire Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Samphire Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramble Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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