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

Hamp Brook Way 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 Hamp Brook Way (TA6 6LA) 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 Hamp Brook Way (TA6 6LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Snowberry Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penlea Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hamp Brook Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Octavia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Penlea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penlea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamp Brook Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hamp Brook Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Daws Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrows Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhode Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snowberry Close —
Apr 2026Public order Snowberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snowberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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