Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Edinburgh Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 406th 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 Edinburgh Road (TA6 6EL) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (TA6 6EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrows Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witches Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angelica Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Angelica Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlongs Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penlea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Penlea Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daws Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhode Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilliana Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamp Brook Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snowberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snowberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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