Total Crime Rate
159.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hamp Green Rise 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 Green Rise (TA6 6AZ) 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 Green Rise (TA6 6AZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackhorse Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blackhorse Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackhorse Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | 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 | Other theft | Turner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turner Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lakeside Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeside Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeside Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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