Total Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunnymead area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Sunnymead (TA6 6JS) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnymead (TA6 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Penlea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penlea Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penlea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrows Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhode Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beechwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamp Brook Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Daws Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hamp Brook Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daws Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daws Close | Under investigation |
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