Total Crime Rate

247.9 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 247.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Canal Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 111th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canal Cottages (TA6 6LL) in the last 12 months was 247.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Cottages (TA6 6LL), the main crime hotspot is near Squibbers Way. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Cottages area

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Data Sources

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