Total Crime Rate

224.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 224.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sunnymead area has the 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnymead (TA6 6JR) in the last 12 months was 224.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnymead (TA6 6JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunnymead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Witches Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhode Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Penlea Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Penlea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlongs Avenue 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

Data Sources

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