Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunnymead 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.

Crime Over Time in Sunnymead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Court
Apr 2026Burglary Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Penlea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penlea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechwood
Apr 2026Burglary Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrows Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhode Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beechwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamp Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hamp Brook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daws Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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