Total Crime Rate

160.8 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 160.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gloucester Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Gloucester Road (TA6 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 115.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (TA6 6DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Blackhorse Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamp Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Davies Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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