Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 243.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.4 10/10
  • Public order 38.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Market Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Way (TA6 6DF) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Way (TA6 6DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wigeon Road, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Way (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wigeon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigeon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wigeon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wigeon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wigeon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wigeon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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