Total Crime Rate

377.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

266.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 377.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 266.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 215.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Public order 50.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Newton Road (TA6 6NA) in the last 12 months was 377.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% higher than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 266.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (TA6 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Portman Drive. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Portman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baymead Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rogers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rogers Close —
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Data Sources

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