Crime Rates at Taunton Road, Bridgwater, TA6 6BL

Taunton Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 514th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6BL) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near Manley Gardens. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.