Total Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamp Avenue 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 Hamp Avenue (TA6 6AN) 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 Hamp Avenue (TA6 6AN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hamp Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashleigh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
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Data Sources

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