Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 290th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Avenue (TA6 6DP) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Avenue (TA6 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside Park. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside Park —
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamp Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Close —
Sep 2025Public order Parkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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