Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Rhode Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 534th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Rhode Lane (TA6 6HU) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhode Lane (TA6 6HU), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside Park. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rhode Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fernleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamp Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Elmwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkstone Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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