Crime Rates at Barrows Close, Bridgwater, TA6 6HQ

Barrows Close area has the 41st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 598th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrows Close (TA6 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrows Close (TA6 6HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daws Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.