Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 31st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 449th 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 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhode Lane (TA6 6HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Blackhorse Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 32 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamp Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackhorse Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Davies Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamp Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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