Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malt House Villas area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 691st 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 Malt House Villas (TA6 6LY) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malt House Villas (TA6 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clare Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rogers Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Petherton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quantock Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rogers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baymead Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clare Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rogers Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watery Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watery Lane | Under investigation |
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