Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 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 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bowerings Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 483rd 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 Bowerings Road (TA6 6HD) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowerings Road (TA6 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bowerings Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrows Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bryer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamp Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hamp Brook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Potterton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hagget Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hagget Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farthing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farthing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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