Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 32nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 471st 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 6HE) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowerings Road (TA6 6HE), 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 Bowerings Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhode Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penlea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Penlea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrows Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Frampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millwood Close Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potterton Close
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Frampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hagget Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation

Data Sources

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