Total Crime Rate

237.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 237.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fore Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 145th 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 Fore Street (TA6 6PY) in the last 12 months was 237.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 193.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (TA6 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clare Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baymead Meadow (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quantock Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baymead Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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