Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 529th 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 Gloucester Road (TA6 6EB) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (TA6 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Blackhorse Close. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close

Data Sources

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