Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 108.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Edinburgh Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 421st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edinburgh Road (TA6 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (TA6 6EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood
Apr 2026Burglary Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Frampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhode Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Penlea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penlea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlea Avenue 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 2026Burglary Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court

Data Sources

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