Total Crime Rate

191.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 191.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 141.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Millwood Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 197th 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 Millwood Close (TA6 6EN) in the last 12 months was 191.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 141.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millwood Close (TA6 6EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snowberry Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penlea Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Millwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bryer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hamp Brook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamp Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrows Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Snowberry Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snowberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Snowberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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