Crime Rates at Taunton Road, Bridgwater, TA6 6AF

Taunton Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 248th 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 Taunton Road (TA6 6AF) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manley Gardens (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.