Total Crime Rate
108.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edinburgh 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Frampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhode Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Penlea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penlea Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penlea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Davies Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Davies Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Court | — |
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