Total Crime Rate
167.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashleigh Terrace area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 230th 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 Ashleigh Terrace (TA6 6AT) in the last 12 months was 167.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashleigh Terrace (TA6 6AT), the main crime hotspot is near Blackhorse Close. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ludlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashleigh Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athlone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashleigh Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ashleigh Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Roberts Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hamp Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhorse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King George Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King George Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southgate Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southgate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southgate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southgate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhorse Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lakeside Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhorse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhorse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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