Crime Rates at Taunton Road, Bridgwater, TA6 6AD

Taunton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 99th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6AD) in the last 12 months was 267.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Bridgwater South average (266.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 154.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 109.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 243 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manley Gardens (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.